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Fast facts: In Louisville, Ky., it is illegal to drive a pig through the streets unless the animal is in a vehicle. Throughout its history, the White House has been known as the "President's Palace," the "President's House," and the "Executive Mansion." President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House its current name in 1901. Today, the New York Public Library is visited and used annually by more than 10 million people. There are currently 2.35 million cardholders, more than for any other library system in the nation. It takes an average person 15 to 20 minutes to walk once around the Pentagon. It took 214 crates to transport the Statue of Liberty from France to New York in 1885. It would take 11 Empire State Buildings, stacked one on top of the other, to measure the Gulf of Mexico at its deepest point.

 

On this date: In 1797, Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patented a washing machine. In 1799, the state of New York abolished slavery. In 1891, the first world weightlifting championship was held. In 1944, Astrid Lindgren sprained an ankle and began writing "Pippi Longstocking." In 1972, Wilt Chamberlain played his last pro basketball game. In 1979, the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa., nearly melted down. No one died.

 

Quotable... "Even with more policemen and a broader deployment, we cannot block the centers of the cities." - Shlomo Aharonishki, Israeli police commissioner