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 Sun, 08 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: JFK elected http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Nov-8 Daily Word Quiz: atavistic http://www.infoplease.com/wordoftheday?month=Nov&day=08 Today's Birthday: Edmond Halley http://www.infoplease.com/birthday?month=Nov&day=08 Today's Weather Fact: New York City blanketed in smog for ten straight days http://www.infoplease.com/cgi-bin/weather?month=Nov&day=08 Did you know: About 6% of American households have a pet bird. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0931712.html Who said: Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0845276.html Top Ten List: Indian Reservations http://www.infoplease.com/toptens/indianreservations.html Link of the Day: Spingarn Medal http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0002290.html Today's Featured Article: American Indian Heritage Month http://www.infoplease.com/spot/aihm1.html