infoplease - Daily Almanac Collected Daily Feeds from Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/daily en-us Copyright 2008 Pearson Education editor@infoplease.com webmaster@infoplease.com Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:05:00 GMT infoplease - Daily Almanac http://img.infoplease.com/images/04ip_logo113x20.gif 113 20 http://www.infoplease.com/daily This Day in History: Keep your Berings http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Aug-20 Daily Word Quiz: Sturm und Drang http://www.infoplease.com/wordoftheday?month=Aug&day=20 Today's Birthday: Oliver Hazard Perry http://www.infoplease.com/birthday?month=Aug&day=20 Today's Weather Fact: Indianola, TX, abandoned after hurricane http://www.infoplease.com/cgi-bin/weather?month=Aug&day=20 Did you know: Smith is the most common last name in the United States. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0778413.html Who said: Trickle-down theory-the less-than-elegant metaphor that if one feeds the horse enough oats, some will pass through to the road for the sparrows. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0820025.html Top Ten List: Most Expensive Paintings http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0921837.html Link of the Day: Pritzker Architecture Prize http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0880353.html Today's Featured Article: All-Time Leading Olympic Medal Winners http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0115072.html