factmonster - Daily Almanac Collected Daily Feeds from Factmonster.com http://www.factmonster.com/daily en-us Copyright 2012 Pearson Education editor@infoplease.com webmaster@infoplease.com Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:05:00 GMT factmonster - Daily Almanac http://img.infoplease.com/images/04ip_logo113x20.gif 113 20 http://www.factmonster.com/daily This Day in History: Colonists arrive in Georgia http://www.factmonster.com/dayinhistory/Feb-12 Daily Word Quiz: resilient http://www.factmonster.com/schoolword?month=Feb&day=12 Spelling Bee http://www.factmonster.com/spellingbee?month=Feb&day=12 Analogy Quiz http://www.factmonster.com/analogies?month=Feb&day=12 Today's Birthday: Abraham Lincoln http://www.factmonster.com/birthday?month=Feb&day=12 Today's Weather Fact: Cold morning in Great Plains http://www.factmonster.com/cgi-bin/weather?month=Feb&day=12 Did you know: The seven-day week originated in ancient Mesopotamia. http://www.factmonster.com/ipa/A0002065.html Who said: If people behaved in the way nations do they would all be put in straitjackets. http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0852340.html Top Ten List: Park Place http://www.factmonster.com/ipa/A0004743.html Link of the Day: Year by Year Chronology http://www.factmonster.com/yearbyyear.html Today's Featured Article: Valentine's Day http://www.factmonster.com/spot/valentines-day.html