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TRIVIA TODAY – Tuesday, January 20, 2009
“Six Items a Day of Enduring Insignificance”
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Greetings Infomaniacs,
Today is the day that Barack Obama is sworn in as the forty-
fourth President of the United States. Following the
inauguration, it is tradition to celebrate!
The Obamas will attend ten official inaugural balls today,
beginning at the Washington Convention Center as hosts of
the “Neighborhood Inaugural Ball.”
The Neighborhood Ball will be the premier event of the
evening, with numerous celebrities scheduled to participate.
The tradition of the inauguration ball goes back to 1809,
when the first ball was held for James Buchanan. I have
included some tidbits about inauguration balls throughout
history…enjoy and have a great day!
Enjoy!
Melissa
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TODAY’S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: “When you see the Earth from space, you don’t see
any divisions of nation-states there. This may be the
symbol of the new mythology to come; this is the country
we will celebrate, and these are the people we are one
with.”
HINT: (1904-1987), American mythologist, writer, and
lecturer best known for work in the fields of comparative
mythology and comparative religion.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
The first inaugural ball in Washington, DC, was held on
March 4, 1809, on behalf of James Madison, the fourth
president. It was held at Long’s Hotel on Capitol Hill.
Dancing started at 7 p.m. The U.S. Marine Band, which
provided the music, has become a traditional feature at
inaugurations.
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The inaugural ball for James Buchanan was held in a building
on Judiciary Square built for the occasion for $15,000. Six
thousand guests drank $3,000 worth of wine and devoured 400
gallons of oysters, 60 saddles of mutton, four saddles of
venison, 125 tongues, 75 hams, 500 quarts of chicken salad,
500 quarts of jellies, 1,200 quarts of ice cream, and a four-
foot high cake.
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An electric lamp hanging over the doorway to the 1881
inaugural ball of James A. Garfield, held at the Smithsonian
Institution, was a novelty and intrigued the guests. John
Philip Sousa conducted the U.S. Marine Band, which was one
of two bands to entertain at the ball.
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To accommodate all the guests, the number of balls has
proliferated. Dwight Eisenhower had four balls, John Kennedy
had five, Richard Nixon six, and Jimmy Carter, seven.
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During Ronald Reagan’s inauguration in 1981, 40 million
jellybeans were eaten at the eight inaugural balls, which
were televised by cable TV to inaugural parties around the
nation. Reagan had begun nibbling his signature jellybeans
in the 1960s when he quit smoking.
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The weather was so cold during the second inauguration of
Ulysses S. Grant that the valves on the band’s musical
instruments froze during the ball, and guests danced with
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boot. With the swiftest horse we keep pace, yet we always
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QUOTE: “When you see the Earth from space, you don’t see
any divisions of nation-states there. This may be the
symbol of the new mythology to come; this is the country
we will celebrate, and these are the people we are one
with.”
ANSWER: Joseph Campbell.
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