var monthNames = new Array("January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July",
                               "August", "September", "October", "November", "December");
var dt = new Date();
var y = dt.getYear();
// Y2K compliant
if (y < 1000) y += 1900;
var date_disp = monthNames[dt.getMonth()] + " " + dt.getDate() + ", " + y;

document.getElementById('date').innerHTML = date_disp;