function displayDate(el, includeDay) {
	var days = ['Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday'];
	var months = ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December'];
	var dobj = new Date();
	var output = '';
	var dateDiv = document.createElement('div');
	
	if(includeDay) {
		output = days[dobj.getDay()] + ', ';
	}
	output += months[dobj.getMonth()] + ' ' + dobj.getDate() + ', ' + dobj.getFullYear();
	
	dateDiv.innerHTML = output;
	el.appendChild(dateDiv);
}

function getDay() {
	var dobj = new Date();
	document.write(dobj.getDate());
}

displayDate(document.getElementById('ticker'), true);