Possible to change $DATE$ display format?

I'd like to change the format with which $DATE$ is displayed in the
general (by date) archive from:

Wed, 6 Feb 2002 16:13:10 -0700 (MST)
to
Wed, Feb 6 2002 16:13:10 -0700 (MST)

Thanks for any help.

Regards,
Ed Reiss