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*** Almanac ***.On Sept. 1, 1789, Alexander Hamilton was named the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury..>In 1885, author D.H. Lawrence was born in Eastwood, England..>In 1941, Charles A. Lindbergh gave a speech widely regarded as anti-Semitic..>In 19

44, Pres. Roosevelt & British PM Churchill met in Canada..>In 1954, the Miss America pageant made its network TV debut..>In 1971, fmr. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev died at age 77..>In 1973, Chilean Pres. Salvador Allende died in a violent military c

oup..>In 2000, the FTC said the entertainment industry markets violence to kids. -----Birthdays-----.Brian De Palma 61.Kristy McNichol 39.Virginia Madsen 38.Moby 36.Harry Connick Jr.34..*******************.(c)2001 DATACAST(R).www.dataca

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** Features **.===================.On The Lighter Side.===================.>SPY CATS: Secret agents are pretty cool cat

s in the movies, but the CIA once tried to enlist real felines for Cold War spying, according to author Jeffrey Richelson. He says declassified CIA documents show the agency's spy cat project was coded named "Acoustic Kitty." While the agency was able

to train the spy cats and equip them with electronic bugs, the project didn't prove practical..>ICE CREAM BIKE: Daryl Carmer doesn't have to worry about getting fat peddling his ice cream. That's because he does the pedaling. Carmer sells ice cream fro

m a specially-made bike. His ice cream shop on two wheels cost $3,000 and has a cooler on the back. Carmer will have to move his ice cream shop indoors for the winter. But he says at least his legs will get a break....*******************.(c)2001 DATACA

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*** Trivia ****.-----Leonardo------.>1. Who is the subject of the "Mona Lisa"?.>2. What is unusual about the writing in Leonardo's journals?.>3. He lived most of his life in Florence, but where did he die? ===================.------Answers

------.>1. The wife of Zanoki del Gioconda, a Florentine nobleman..>2. He wrote backwards, from right to left..>3. He lived the last 3 years of his life in France, and died there..*******************.(c)2001 DATACAST(R).www.data

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