The All American Book of Lists: A unique compendium of bizarre and fascinating facts from Alabama to Wyoming
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The marvellous, extraordinary and bizarre facts behind our great country are laid out in this captivating book, guaranteed to delight all Americans and everyone with an interest in the United States. Thought-provoking, funny, and thoroughly fascinating, The American Book of Lists takes readers through the wonderful world that stretches from the East coast to the West. It is the perfect memento, souvenir and tribute to this varied and fascinating country. Acknowledgments......Page 11 Introduction......Page 12 USA Fast Facts......Page 14 Ten Fascinating Facts......Page 15 Presidents......Page 17 Political Records......Page 20 The Constitution......Page 21 The Senate and Senators......Page 22 Elections......Page 24 Barack Obama......Page 25 Civil War Veterans who Became President......Page 26 Last Words......Page 27 Burial Places......Page 28 Presidential Quotes......Page 31 The White House......Page 34 Symbols......Page 35 Dollar Bills......Page 36 Washington DC Memorials and Landmarks......Page 38 Want to be an FBI Agent?......Page 41 Ten Fascinating Facts......Page 43 Physical Features......Page 44 Extreme Weather......Page 45 Highest Mountains......Page 46 River Trivia......Page 47 Largest States (by area)......Page 48 Time Zones......Page 49 Origin of State Names......Page 50 State Mottos......Page 55 State Nicknames......Page 57 City Firsts......Page 60 Most Self-satisfied TownNames......Page 61 TownsWorth Avoiding?......Page 62 Towns You Could Eat?......Page 63 Animal Town Names......Page 64 Social Characteristics(2006)......Page 65 Ins and Outs......Page 66 1900 to 2000......Page 67 Population by Ancestry......Page 68 Most Common Surnames......Page 69 Ten Most Popular Girls’Names......Page 70 Seniors......Page 71 Family and Society......Page 72 Women by Numbers......Page 73 Winners of the Nobel Prizefor Literature......Page 74 Mark Twain Quotes......Page 75 Food......Page 76 Success......Page 77 Brief History......Page 79 Inventions,Firsts,andBeginnings......Page 83 The Great Depression......Page 86 War and Peace......Page 87 Military EngagementsAuthorized by Congress......Page 88 Independence Day – July 4......Page 89 Civil War Firsts......Page 90 Civil War Mascots......Page 91 Nicknames of Civil WarGenerals......Page 92 Popular Songs of theCivil War......Page 93 Civil War Generals’CivilianOccupations......Page 94 Commemorative Stamps......Page 95 Ten Fascinating Facts......Page 96 The Hotel Industry......Page 97 World Heritage Sites......Page 98 Most Visited States......Page 101 Disneyland......Page 102 Weird Tourist Attractions......Page 103 The Statue of Liberty......Page 104 Ellis Island......Page 105 Federal Holidays......Page 107 Important National Days......Page 108 Ten Fascinating Facts......Page 110 National Football LeagueRecords......Page 111 National BasketballAssociation Records......Page 112 Record Holders......Page 113 Sporting Firsts......Page 114 Tidiest Sports Stats......Page 115 Memorable SportingUniform Numbers......Page 116 Famous Sporting Quotes......Page 117 Football Quotes......Page 119 Baseball Quotes......Page 120 Basketball Quotes......Page 121 Brief History......Page 123 Songs that Debuted at Number One in the Billboard Singles Chart......Page 125 Artists with the Most Consecutive Number One Hits......Page 126 Best-selling Albums......Page 127 Longest Broadway Runs......Page 128 Origins of Band Names......Page 129 Band Names whichFeature Places......Page 130 Musicians Killed inAirplane Crashes......Page 131 Artists with PosthumousNumber Ones......Page 132 Ten Fascinating Factsabout Elvis Aaron Presley......Page 133 Elvis Quotes......Page 134 Films with the Highest Box Office Returns......Page 136 Top Television Broadcastssince 1964......Page 137 Top Product PlacementBrands......Page 138 Real Names......Page 139 Actors Known by theirMiddle Names......Page 140 Funny Television Quotes......Page 141 Most Memorable Catchphrases......Page 142 Longest-running Series......Page 143 The Emmys......Page 144 The Oscars......Page 145 Bob Hope Quotes......Page 146 Former Professions......Page 147 Television Pets......Page 148 Iconic Movie Quotes......Page 149
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