Tuesday September 18, 2001 - The Arizona Daily Wildcat Online

Three students from Middle Eastern countries decided to return home, even though UA officials said the university and Muslim community attempted to assure their safety.

"The embassy gave them permission to return but the decision was theirs," said Sharon Kha, University of Arizona communications director.

Fast facts:

"Baby-cut" carrots aren't baby carrots. They're actually full-sized ones peeled and polished down to size.

On the average, there are eight peas in a pod.

Once an orange is squeezed or cut, the vitamin C dissipates quickly. After only 8 hours at room temperature, there is a 20 percent vitamin C loss.

In ancient Rome, oysters were so highly prized that they were sold for their weight in gold.

In ancient times, parsley wreaths were used to ward off drunkenness.

On this date: Tuesday, September 18th, 2001

Christopher Columbus landed at Costa Rica on his fourth and last voyage to the New World in 1502.

President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the United States Capitol in 1793.

Daniel David Palmer gave the first chiropractic adjustment in 1895 to Harvey Lillard in Davenport, Iowa, which is now the home of Palmer Chiropractic College.

The Columbia Broadcasting System, CBS, went on the air for the first time in 1927 with a radio network of 16 stations.

The National Security Act established the United States Air Force, an independent military service in 1947. Originally, in 1907, United States military aviation began as part of the United States Army.

Quotable...

"We will win the war and there will be costs"
-President George Bush after visiting the damaged Pentagon during the weekend.