How do I hardcode in the post date into my WordPress post?

I am in the middle of customizing my Canvas theme by WooThemes and would like to hardcode in the date into my posts so that it looks something like this:

July 7, 2011 Paragraph text g开发者_如何学Coes here text.....Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed tincidunt congue mauris, nec porttitor felis blandit ac. Curabitur vestibulum, arcu nec suscipit laoreet, sapien quam egestas ligula.

Not sure what function I call to do this?

the_date should be able to help you.