| #455, aired 1986-06-06 | THE '70s: In '73, it happened to B. Devlin, J. Fonda & T. Hayden, & Fr. P. Berrigan admitted it had happened to him getting married |
| #450, aired 1986-05-30 | GENERALS: Highest rank, General of the Armies of U.S., was given only to Pershing in 1919 & this deceased president in 1976 George Washington |
| #449, aired 1986-05-29 | THE NOBEL PRIZE: It's the only organization to have been awarded 3 Nobel Peace Prizes the Red Cross |
| #448, aired 1986-05-28 | The '40s: This world leader did not complete the Potsdam Conference, but was replaced by his successor Winston Churchill |
| #447, aired 1986-05-27 | SEPTEMBER: The only 2 presidents to die in September; both were assassinated Garfield & McKinley |
| #446, aired 1986-05-26 | TRADITIONS: It was with widespread use of this that the practice of celebrating birthdays came into being calendars |
| #445, aired 1986-05-23 | WARS: War in which the ship "Constitution" received the name "Old Ironsides" the War of 1812 |
| #444, aired 1986-05-22 | THE OLYMPICS: Sex tests for women, protests by Blacks, & the altitude were controversies of the Olympics in this year 1968 |
| #443, aired 1986-05-21 | MATHEMATICS: Besides 0, the only number that yields the same result when added to itself or multiplied by itself 2 |
| #442, aired 1986-05-20 | THE FLAG: Feature & its color common to flags of U.S., Venezuela & Pakistan white stars |
| #441, aired 1986-05-19 | THE CENSUS: When 1st U.S. census was taken in 1790, this state, 1st settled in 1607, had largest population Virginia |
| #440, aired 1986-05-16 | THE CALENDAR: Day of the week Valentine's Day will be if New Year's Day falls on a Monday Wednesday |
| #439, aired 1986-05-15 | EUROPE: Only European country named for its establishing family, which still rules today Liechtenstein |
| #438, aired 1986-05-14 | STATE CAPITALS: The 1st letter in the alphabet that does not begin the name of a state capital E |
| #437, aired 1986-05-13 | THE OLD WEST: He made the longest single ride--322 miles--in the brief history of the Pony Express William "Buffalo Bill" Cody |
| #436, aired 1986-05-12 | THE SUPREME COURT: Warren Harding's 1st appointment to the court set a precedent by making him Chief Justice William Howard Taft |
| #435, aired 1986-05-09 | DIPLOMACY: Speaking of this, Sec'y of State Dean Rusk said, "We're eyeball to eyeball, & the other fellow just blinked" the Cuban Missile Crisis |
| #434, aired 1986-05-08 | CARTOONS: After debuting in opening credits of a 1963 film, this character got his own theatrical cartoon series the Pink Panther |
| #433, aired 1986-05-07 | KINGS AND QUEENS: More English kings have reigned under these 2 names than any others Edward & Henry |
| #432, aired 1986-05-06 | IN THE NEWS: Although Mt. St. Helens provided the big bang that year, everyone asked, "Who shot J.R.?" 1980 |
| #431, aired 1986-05-05 | FLAGS: The 3 objects on the Soviet Union's red national flag hammer, sickle & star |
| #430, aired 1986-05-02 | WORLD EVENTS: Muzak has b'cast words twice, for simulcast of "We Are The World" & announcement of this 1/20/81 event the release of the Iran hostages |
| #429, aired 1986-05-01 | HOLIDAYS: Ranked #2 after Christmas, about 850 million greeting cards are sold yearly for this holiday Valentine's Day |
| #428, aired 1986-04-30 | ACTORS & ROLES: Star, who's played Queen Elizabeth twice, as well as empresses of Mexico and Russia Bette Davis |
| #427, aired 1986-04-29 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: Capital of this English-speaking country is southernmost national capital in the world New Zealand |
| #426, aired 1986-04-28 | THE CIVIL WAR: Source from which Lincoln quoted, "a house divided against itself cannot stand" the Bible (the Gospel according to Mark) |
| #425, aired 1986-04-25 | MAN IN SPACE: With the new Vandenberg spaceport, total number of manned-flight launch sites in the world 3 |
| #424, aired 1986-04-24 | THE AMERICAS: Central Amer. country whose 1904 constitution contained a provision authorizing U.S. intervention Panama |
| #423, aired 1986-04-23 | THE OSCARS: This Best Picture had the shortest title, using only 2 different letters Gigi |
| #422, aired 1986-04-22 | GAMBLING: Next to slots, Nevada casinos make more money from this game than any other, nearly $3/4 billion in 1985 blackjack |
| #421, aired 1986-04-21 | POLITICIANS: Total number of former vice presidents still living today 4 (Nixon, Agnew, Ford, Mondale) |
| #420, aired 1986-04-18 | EXPLORERS: President who sent Lewis & Clark to explore the way to the Pacific Ocean Jefferson |
| #419, aired 1986-04-17 | ART: Term for the work a craftsman presented to the guild to qualify for a raise to the top rank masterpiece |
| #418, aired 1986-04-16 | THE NOBEL PRIZE: 1st given in 1969, it's the only Nobel Prize category added since awards began in 1901 Economics |
| #417, aired 1986-04-15 | THE MILITARY: With MacArthur & Eisenhower, 1 of 3 WWII generals who were only men to ever hold 5-star rank (Omar) Bradley, (George) Marshall or (Henry) Arnold |
| #416, aired 1986-04-14 | MEDICINE: Accounting for 3.9 million visits last year, it's the leading reason for a hospital stay childbirth (giving birth) |
| #415, aired 1986-04-11 | AMERICAN LITERATURE: Title of O. Henry's collection of short stories, "The Four Million" refers specifically to this the population of New York (the citizens of NYC) |
| #414, aired 1986-04-10 | THE CONTINENTS: Of the 7, this continent has the world's longest total coastline, over 96,000 miles North America |
| #413, aired 1986-04-09 | HISTORIC NAMES: 2 of the 3 men--a Frenchman, an Englishman, & a Swede--to receive honorary citizenship in the U.S. (2 of) Lafayette, Churchill or Raoul Wallenberg |
| #412, aired 1986-04-08 | THE OSCARS: 1 of the only 2 films whose entire casts were nominated for Oscars, they were both based on plays (1 of) Sleuth or Give 'em Hell, Harry! |
| #411, aired 1986-04-07 | ENGINEERING: Country which tried to build a canal across Panama before we did it France |
| #410, aired 1986-04-04 | TELEVISION: In each TV season from 1958 to 1961, the 3 top-rated shows were of this genre Westerns |
| #409, aired 1986-04-03 | U.S. STATES: Only 2 states with capitals west of the Mississippi River which were part of the Confederacy Texas & Arkansas |
| #408, aired 1986-04-02 | WORLD LEADERS: During Reagan admin., USSR has had this many different heads of Communist Party, & therefore, the nation 4 |
| #407, aired 1986-04-01 | NAMES: The most popular papal name after "John", it's associated with music & chronology Gregory |
| #406, aired 1986-03-31 | THE PLANETS: Its only known moon is appropriately named after the boatman Charon Pluto |
| #405, aired 1986-03-28 | POP MUSIC: Co-writer of '76s Best Song Oscar winner, she said it was 2nd song she'd ever written Barbra Streisand |
| #404, aired 1986-03-27 | DEMOCRATS: In 1920, the Harding-Coolidge ticket defeated James Cox & this future president Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| #403, aired 1986-03-26 | THE OLYMPICS: The games held in this city were the only ever staged in the Southern Hemisphere Melbourne |
| #402, aired 1986-03-25 | CARTOONS: His theme was the only song from a cartoon short ever nominated for "Best Song" Oscar Woody Woodpecker |
| #401, aired 1986-03-24 | WORLD TRADE: Country second only to the U.S. in value of both its exports & imports West Germany |
| #400, aired 1986-03-21 | WORD ORIGINS: From a medieval occupation, this common English surname is Ferrer in Spanish & Kovacs in Hungarian Smith |
| #399, aired 1986-03-20 | THE OLD WEST: Though John C. Fremont was called "The Pathfinder", it was he who served as Fremont's guide Kit Carson |
| #398, aired 1986-03-19 | ELECTIONS: Of the 4 Republican presidential candidates to lose to FDR, he won the most electoral votes Thomas Dewey |
| #397, aired 1986-03-18 | FAMOUS AMERICANS: 1 year after winning an Oscar, she was honored on a postage stamp, but not for her acting Grace Kelly |
| #396, aired 1986-03-17 | MAN IN SPACE: This Space Shuttle, the only 1 named for a spaceship, is the only 1 not to have flown in space the Enterprise |
| #395, aired 1986-03-14 | THE '70s: Due to '73 energy crisis, Congress stopped the environmental impact review & ordered its construction the Alaska Pipeline |
| #394, aired 1986-03-13 | SPORTING EVENTS: Established in 1911, this yearly event has largest single day attendance in sports the Indy 500 |
| #393, aired 1986-03-12 | STATE CAPITALS: 2 of 4 state capitals with the word "city" in their name (2 of) Oklahoma City, Carson City, Salt Lake City or Jefferson City |
| #392, aired 1986-03-11 | MOVIES: 1951 Best Acting Oscars went to H. Bogart & V. Leigh in films named for these modes of transportation streetcars & steamships |
| #391, aired 1986-03-10 | LANGUAGES: Of the Teutonic family of languages, the one most widely spoken English |
| #390, aired 1986-03-07 | WORLD LEADERS: This elected official also served, until 1870, as king of most of central Italy the Pope |
| #389, aired 1986-03-06 | AMERICAN STATISTICS: Highest birth rate in the U.S. is in this state, where almost 70% of the population has same religion Utah |
| #388, aired 1986-03-05 | ART: The 2 geometric shapes containing da Vinci's famous "Vitruvian Man" circle & square |
| #387, aired 1986-03-04 | DEMOCRATS: No. of times the Democratic Party has lost the presidential election since WWII 6 |
| #386, aired 1986-03-03 | POP MUSIC: Since 1955, this song, originally known as "Moritat", has made Billboard Top 40 more times than any other "Mack the Knife" |
| #385, aired 1986-02-28 | FAMOUS AMERICANS: 10 years before publishing book subtitled "Life in the Woods", he caused a 300-acre forest fire Henry David Thoreau |
| #384, aired 1986-02-27 | WORLD TRADE: In value of both its imports & exports with the U.S., this country is our foremost trading partner Canada |
| #383, aired 1986-02-26 | TELEVISION: In fall of 1985, 5 of 8 prime time network series on Mondays had this word in their title and |
| #382, aired 1986-02-25 | LIFESTYLE, U.S.A.: This state has consistently had the highest divorce rate, by far Nevada |
| #381, aired 1986-02-24 | ELECTIONS: Total of senators & congressman, plus vote of D.C., it's # of electors in Electoral College 538 |
| #375, aired 1986-02-14 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY: Geographic distinction of the city of Leadville, Colorado the highest incorporated U.S. city |
| #374, aired 1986-02-13 | FAMOUS NAMES: In 1985, this person became the 1st professional athlete ever to appear on the front of a Wheaties box Pete Rose |
| #373, aired 1986-02-12 | THE OSCARS: In '48, she became the only performer in the sound era to win Best Actress without uttering a word in the film Jane Wyman |
| #372, aired 1986-02-11 | EUROPE: All of Denmark is surrounded by water except for its 42 mile boundary with this country Germany |
| #371, aired 1986-02-10 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: Mother of Bonnie Blue, she ran a sawmill after the Civil War Scarlett O'Hara |
| #370, aired 1986-02-07 | ROYALTY: Just as wife of U.S. President is called "First Lady", husband of a reigning British Queen is called this Prince Consort |
| #369, aired 1986-02-06 | PRESIDENTS: Of the 25 lawyers who have been President, he served most recently Gerald Ford |
| #368, aired 1986-02-05 | ACTORS & ROLES: 1 of 3 actors who won Best Actor Oscar for playing an actor Jimmy Cagney (for George M. Cohan), Ronald Colman, or Richard Dreyfuss |
| #367, aired 1986-02-04 | ENERGY: While U.S. is #2 petroleum producer in the world, this country produces the most the Soviet Union |
| #366, aired 1986-02-03 | THE SUPREME COURT: This 20th century president was only 1 in history to serve full term but appoint no Supreme Court justice Jimmy Carter |
| #365, aired 1986-01-31 | POP MUSIC: This singer had 3 number 1 hits in 1957, & 20 years later his daughter had one Pat Boone |
| #364, aired 1986-01-30 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: 2 of 3 world capitals on the Danube River (2 of) Vienna, Budapest, and Belgrade |
| #363, aired 1986-01-29 | U.S. CURRENCY: Besides "In God We Trust", the other word found on the face of all current U.S. coins Liberty |
| #362, aired 1986-01-28 | THE OLYMPICS: Only the medley relay & this type of race begin with swimmers in water, not on starting block the backstroke |
| #361, aired 1986-01-27 | LANGUAGES: In the 16th & 17th centuries it replaced Latin as the language of diplomacy & official documents French |
| #360, aired 1986-01-24 | TWENTIETH CENTURY: To honor him in 1965, Elizabeth II was the 1st reigning British monarch to attend a commoner's funeral Winston Churchill |
| #359, aired 1986-01-23 | INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS: Besides Australia, 2 other countries who have challenged the U.S. in the America's Cup (2 of) Canada, England or Scotland |
| #358, aired 1986-01-22 | SPORTS: Only U.S. Major League Baseball team in which both city & team names are in a foreign language San Diego Padres |
| #357, aired 1986-01-21 | THE '40s: Mussolini, Hitler, & FDR all died during this month in 1945 April |
| #356, aired 1986-01-20 | WEATHER: All states have recorded temperatures below zero (F.), except this one Hawaii |
| #355, aired 1986-01-17 | DEMOCRATS: Nichols & May; Peter, Paul & Mary; and Simon & Garfunkel all reunited at a 1972 benefit for this Democrat George McGovern |
| #354, aired 1986-01-16 | THE OSCARS: The 2 Black males who have won Academy Awards for acting Sidney Poitier & Lou Gossett (Jr.) |
| #353, aired 1986-01-15 | TELEVISION: It ran on CBS for 20 years, longer than any other U.S. prime-time series with continuing characters Gunsmoke |
| #352, aired 1986-01-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: In U.S., by $ value, the most popular type of goods purchased through mail order sales clothing |
| #351, aired 1986-01-13 | U.S. GOVERNMENT: They were the last president & vice-president to be elected to a second term Ronald Reagan & George Bush |
| #350, aired 1986-01-10 | SCIENCE: Abbreviations of the 2 radio frequency ranks falling between high frequency & super high frequency VHF & UHF |
| #349, aired 1986-01-09 | VICE PRESIDENTS: 2 of the 3 Vice Presidents to serve under FDR (2 of) Harry S. Truman, Henry A. Wallace, and John Nance Garner |
| #348, aired 1986-01-08 | THE MILITARY: Foreign country in which the most American soldiers are stationed Germany |
| #347, aired 1986-01-07 | AMERICAN HISTORY: McLean House in Virginia was site of this event the Confederate surrender |
| #346, aired 1986-01-06 | EUROPE: The most famous bell tower in the world sits adjacent to a cathedral in this Italian city Pisa |
| #345, aired 1986-01-03 | ENERGY: 1st plant to use this lunar-related power opened in 1966 on French side of the English Channel tidal power (wave generated energy, tides) |
| #344, aired 1986-01-02 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: 2 of 4 presidents never to appear on a regular U.S. stamp or coin (2 of) Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan & Jimmy Carter |
| #343, aired 1986-01-01 | ELECTIONS: 2 of 6 states that cast only 3 electoral votes for president in 1984 (2 of) Wyoming, Alaska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Vermont, and Delaware |
| #342, aired 1985-12-31 | ACTORS & ROLES: Role played by J. Gilbert in the silents, R. Donat in the talkies, & R. Chamberlain in TV movie the Count of Monte Cristo |
| #341, aired 1985-12-30 | WOMEN IN SPORTS: In 1975, 11-year-old Karen Stead coasted to victory as 1st female winner of this racing event Soap Box Derby |
| #340, aired 1985-12-27 | LANDMARKS: Of the 6 current standard U.S. coins, the number that feature U.S. landmarks 2 |
| #339, aired 1985-12-26 | AGRICULTURE: Though 65% of its workers are in agriculture, this continent has lowest farming output, per capita Africa |
| #338, aired 1985-12-25 | GOVERNMENTS: Country with the oldest written constitution still in use The United States |
| #337, aired 1985-12-24 | SPORTS: 1 of 2 sports which, in order to avoid injuries, ban left-handed playing (1 of) jai alai or polo |
| #336, aired 1985-12-23 | THE FLAG: Per U.S. flag code, only place in U.S. where another flag may be legally flown higher than ours The United Nations |
| #335, aired 1985-12-20 | ELECTIONS: Winner of the Presidential election in which Ronald Reagan got one electoral vote Jimmy Carter |
| #334, aired 1985-12-19 | THE MOVIES: Of Disney's 7 dwarfs, the 2 whose names do not end in "Y" Bashful & Doc |
| #333, aired 1985-12-18 | RECENT HISTORY: Total number of men who have been U.S. President during the current British monarch's rule 8 |
| #332, aired 1985-12-17 | THE 50 STATES: Besides X, Y, & Z, 3 other letters that do not begin the name of an American state (3 of) B, E, J & Q |
| #331, aired 1985-12-16 | U.S. CURRENCY: Up to & including the $100 bill, the sum total of all U.S. paper currency denominations in current use $188 |
| #330, aired 1985-12-13 | LANDMARKS: They are America's only National Historic Landmark on wheels the San Francisco cable cars |
| #329, aired 1985-12-12 | IN THE NEWS: Year when 1st test-tube baby was born, Oscar turned 50, & John Paul II became pope 1978 |
| #328, aired 1985-12-11 | KINGS & QUEENS: Eleanor of Aquitaine was only woman ever to be married to kings of both these countries England and France |
| #327, aired 1985-12-10 | LANGUAGES: Per 1980 census, after English & Spanish, the 3rd most popular language spoken at home in the U.S. Italian |
| #324, aired 1985-12-05 | MONEY: Smallest U.S. denomination, it appears on no coins, just trading stamps, & tax notices 1 mill (1/10 of a cent) |
| #316, aired 1985-11-25 | BROADCASTING: Though British born, he has been under contract to NBC continuously since 1938 Bob Hope |
| #315, aired 1985-11-22 | THE AMERICAS: Westernmost national capital in the Americas Mexico City |
| #314, aired 1985-11-21 | THE SUPREME COURT: This president appointed more Supreme Court justices than any other George Washington |
| #313, aired 1985-11-20 | THE OSCARS: Winning Best Actress Oscars in 1964 & 65, these 2 British-born actresses share the same 1st name Julie Andrews & Julie Christie |
| #312, aired 1985-11-19 | LITERATURE: 1952 novel that begins off the coast of Cuba, & ends on shore 3 days later The Old Man and the Sea |
| #311, aired 1985-11-18 | THE 50 STATES: Aside from the Dakotas & Carolinas, # of states with 2 words in their names as commonly used 6 |
| #310, aired 1985-11-15 | LANDMARKS: Popular name for the Jefferson Nat'l Expansion Memorial Gateway Arch |
| #309, aired 1985-11-14 | U.S. GOVERNMENT: Individual receiving 2nd-highest U.S. gov't salary--$104,700 per year excluding expenses chief justice |
| #308, aired 1985-11-13 | BIOLOGY: Of the 4, blood group of the universal recipient AB |
| #307, aired 1985-11-12 | FLAGS: This color appears on more different national flags than any other red |
| #306, aired 1985-11-11 | THE NOBEL PRIZE: Since it was established in 1901, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to these 2 U.S. Presidents Theodore Roosevelt & Woodrow Wilson |
| #305, aired 1985-11-08 | MISS AMERICA: More Miss Americas have come from this populous state than any other California |
| #304, aired 1985-11-07 | MATHEMATICS: The only positive whole number that is the sum of the two whole numbers before it 3 |
| #303, aired 1985-11-06 | LAKES & RIVERS: The 2 Great Lakes that border on Wisconsin Lake Superior & Lake Michigan |
| #302, aired 1985-11-05 | TIME: Though perhaps borrowed from the Chaldeans, this religious group established use of a 7-day week the Jews |
| #301, aired 1985-11-04 | LANGUAGES: Of Switzerland's 3 official languages, the one used by about 70% of the population German |
| #300, aired 1985-11-01 | WORLD HISTORY: In 1794, 1830, 1846, 1848, 1861, & 1863 this neighbor unsuccessfully revolted against Russia Poland |
| #299, aired 1985-10-31 | SOLAR SYSTEM: This planet's orbit comes closest to Earth Venus |
| #298, aired 1985-10-30 | FAMOUS AMERICANS: Famous American after whom B.F. Goodrich was named Benjamin Franklin |
| #297, aired 1985-10-29 | U.S. GOVERNMENT: The only elected official in the fed. gov't. with duties in both the executive & legislative branches vice president |
| #296, aired 1985-10-28 | THE OSCARS: In 1937 & '38, he became only man to win Best Actor Oscar in consecutive years Spencer Tracy |
| #295, aired 1985-10-25 | SCIENCE: From name of Greek sun god, it is the 2nd most abundant element in the universe helium |
| #294, aired 1985-10-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: Having acquired Hughes Aircraft, it's now the world's largest industrial corporation again General Motors |
| #293, aired 1985-10-23 | HISTORIC NAMES: 1 of the "heroes" of the Alamo, he was also a slave-trader, land-swindler, & notorious brawler Jim Bowie |
| #292, aired 1985-10-22 | ENGINEERING: 20th century engineering feat whose slogan was "the land divided, the world united" the Panama Canal |
| #291, aired 1985-10-21 | MARK TWAIN: State capital where Mark Twain lived 20 yrs. & wrote "Tom Sawyer", "Huck Finn", & "Life on the Miss." Hartford, Connecticut |
| #290, aired 1985-10-18 | LANDMARKS: According to the famous poem, its name is "Mother of Exiles" the Statue of Liberty |
| #289, aired 1985-10-17 | GENERALS: Former West Pt. superintendent & future general, in 1859 he led troops that captured John Brown Robert E. Lee |
| #288, aired 1985-10-16 | MONEY: 1 of 2 pieces of U.S. currency on which an automobile is shown the $10 bill or the $50 bill |
| #287, aired 1985-10-15 | FOOD & DRINK: Worldwide, more of this fruit is produced for food & drink than any other grapes |
| #286, aired 1985-10-14 | THE BIBLE: Only 1 of the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse specifically named in text of King James or Douay Bible Death |
| #285, aired 1985-10-11 | TELEVISION: For 2 years, NBC didn’t call it “Saturday Night Live” because of 18 wk. ABC “SNL” series starring him Howard Cosell |
| #284, aired 1985-10-10 | AGRICULTURE: Though a leader in wheat production, this country also imports more wheat than any other the USSR |
| #283, aired 1985-10-09 | LANGUAGES: In population, it's the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world Mexico |
| #282, aired 1985-10-08 | GEOGRAPHY: Other than North America, the continent closest to South America Antarctica |
| #281, aired 1985-10-07 | EARLY AMERICA: From 1752 to 1799, it was state house for both the colony & state of Pennsylvania Independence Hall |
| #280, aired 1985-10-04 | BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY: Over 1/2 of Fortune 500 and 42% of all N.Y. Stock Exchange companies are incorporated in this state Delaware |
| #279, aired 1985-10-03 | WORLD POLITICS: Last Communist party chief of the U.S.S.R. to leave office without dying Nikita Khrushchev |
| #278, aired 1985-10-02 | THE CONTINENTS: Of the 7, this continent has the greatest number of independent countries Africa |
| #277, aired 1985-10-01 | MOVIES: Compass directions of the Wicked Witches killed in "The Wizard of Oz" west & east |
| #276, aired 1985-09-30 | RECENT HISTORY: President under whom the U.S. gave full recognition to Communist China Jimmy Carter |
| #275, aired 1985-09-27 | THE FLAG: After a former president's death, the flag is flown at half-mast for this many days 30 |
| #274, aired 1985-09-26 | GAMES: The 1 word most frequently found in the center square of a bingo card Free |
| #273, aired 1985-09-25 | IN THE NEWS: A mid-August 1980 strike in the Lenin Shipyard led to the formation of this now famous group Solidarity |
| #272, aired 1985-09-24 | HISTORIC NAMES: On Sept. 8, 1825, he left for France with honorary U.S. citizenship, $200,000 & 23,000 acres in Florida Marquis de Lafayette |
| #271, aired 1985-09-23 | SPORTS: With a total of 20, this player holds record for most Wimbledon titles ever Billie Jean King |
| #270, aired 1985-09-20 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: Our 8th president, he was 1st to be born an American citizen & not a British subject Martin Van Buren |
| #269, aired 1985-09-19 | THE CALENDAR: Date of the final day of the 20th century December 31, 2000 |
| #268, aired 1985-09-18 | U.S. POPULATION: The Census Bureau estimates this state will not exceed any other in population before year 2000 Alaska |
| #267, aired 1985-09-17 | HOLIDAYS: Then called Decoration Day, Memorial Day was 1st observed after this war the Civil War |
| #266, aired 1985-09-16 | THE OSCARS: Though better known for TV work, she won an Oscar for 1971's "The Last Picture Show" Cloris Leachman |
| #265, aired 1985-09-13 | SCIENCE: This Polish-born scientist was 1st person to win 2 Nobel prizes Marie Curie |
| #264, aired 1985-09-12 | MISS AMERICA: He replaced Bert Parks as host of Miss America pageant for 1980 Ron Ely |
| #263, aired 1985-09-11 | EXPLORERS: Of Columbus' 3 ships on his 1st voyage, the one that never returned to Spain the Santa Maria |
| #262, aired 1985-09-10 | WORLD LEADERS: His daughter & grandson have also served as India's prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru |
| #261, aired 1985-09-09 | WOMEN IN SPORTS: Among the women prominent in this sport are Rachel McLish, Lori Bowen, & Cory Everson bodybuilding |
