var monthEnum = new Array("january",
                          "february",
                          "march",
                          "april",
                          "may",
                          "june",
                          "july",
                          "august",
                          "september",
                          "october",
                          "november",
                          "december");

function showDate() {
  var today = new Date();
  var year = today.getYear();
  if(year<1000)
    year += 1900;
  var date = today.getDate();
  var month = today.getMonth();
  document.write(monthEnum[month] + " " + date + ", " + year);
}