This author, born on this date in 1789, gave us Last of the Mohicans.

Nobody can ever say that this former NBA star and birthday boy choked in big games, as he averaged 26 ppg in a losing effort in the 1999 NBA Finals.

A powerful hurricane hit this city in 1900, killing 8,000 people and inspiring the excellent book Isaac’s Storm.

Thsi Roman Catholic Grad and college teammate of McNabb’s turns 36 today.

This American conductor and composer created compositions for West Side Story, Candide and On the Town.

In meters, how long is an Olympic length swimming pool?

On what planet will you find the solar systems’ largest mountain, Olympus Mons?

“Ma, Ma, Where’s My Pa? Gone to the White House, Hahaha” was a slogan directed at this candidate in the 1884 election, due to his illegitimate child.

I ask this question repeatedly because it never gets old: What was the name of the boat Gary Hart conducted his affair with Donna Rice on?

This writer and actor burst onto the scene in 1996, at the age of 41, and performs in a band called Tres Hombres when he’s not being a jerk in comedy films.