infoplease - Daily Almanac Collected Daily Feeds from Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/daily en-us Copyright 2009 Pearson Education editor@infoplease.com webmaster@infoplease.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:05:00 GMT infoplease - Daily Almanac http://img.infoplease.com/images/04ip_logo113x20.gif 113 20 http://www.infoplease.com/daily This Day in History: Life begins http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Nov-23 Daily Word Quiz: feinschmecker http://www.infoplease.com/wordoftheday?month=Nov&day=23 Today's Birthday: Franklin Pierce http://www.infoplease.com/birthday?month=Nov&day=23 Today's Weather Fact: New Hampshire buried in snow http://www.infoplease.com/cgi-bin/weather?month=Nov&day=23 Did you know: About 550 volcanoes have erupted since recorded history. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001746.html Who said: Death never takes the wise man by surprise; he is always ready to go. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0828589.html Top Ten List: Most Livable Countries http://www.infoplease.com/toptens/mostlivablecountries.html Link of the Day: Pulitzer Prizes in Letters http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0154407.html Today's Featured Article: Thanksgiving http://www.infoplease.com/spot/thanksgiving.html