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HTML

<select id="dayOfTheWeek" name="dayOfTheWeek"></select>

JavaScript

function populateDays() {
var days = [ "Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday" ];
var dayOfWeek = document.getElementById("dayOfTheWeek");
var today = (new Date()).getDay();
    var options = "";

    for (var i = 0; i < days.length; i++) {
        options += '<option value="' + days[i] + '">' + days[i] + '</option>'
    }
    dayOfWeek.innerHTML = options;
dayOfWeek.selectedIndex = today;
}

populateDays();