$sql =  "insert into ьнви (first, email, memo, mydate) values
	('$first','$email','$memo',<???>)" ;
	$result = mysql_query($sql);
	mysql_close();
 ........................

('$first','$email','$memo', NOW())";

$mydate = date( "m.d.y" );
$sql =  "insert into employees (first, email, memo, mydate) values
	('$first','$email','$memo', $mydate)" ;