infoplease - Daily Almanac Collected Daily Feeds from Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/daily en-us Copyright 2012 Pearson Education editor@infoplease.com webmaster@infoplease.com Wed, 16 May 2012 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: Academy Awards first awarded http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/May-16 Daily Word Quiz: quadrumanous http://www.infoplease.com/wordoftheday?month=May&day=16 Today's Birthday: William Seward http://www.infoplease.com/birthday?month=May&day=16 Today's Weather Fact: Dam bursts in MA http://www.infoplease.com/cgi-bin/weather?month=May&day=16 Did you know: The maximum number of eclipses that can occur in any one year is seven. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0816707.html Who said: Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0849801.html Top Ten List: Healthiest States http://www.infoplease.com/us/states/healthiest-states.html Link of the Day: Top US Newspapers http://www.infoplease.com/cgi-bin/id/A0004420.html Today's Featured Article: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month http://www.infoplease.com/spot/asianhistory1.html