Monday, December 01, 2008

Alan Rock's Trivia, Nov 28

Q: On November 29, 1963, which famous place in Florida was re-named?
A: President Johnson renamed both the Launch Operations Center and the Cape Canaveral Auxiliary Air Force Station (involved in NASA's space flight activities) to the John F. Kennedy Space Center seven days after the president was assassinated. NASA Administrator James Webb officially issued a similar order changing the name of NASA's facility on Dec. 20, 1963. The U.S. Department of the Interior's Board of Geographical Names changed the name of the geographical cape from Cape Canaveral to Cape Kennedy the following year.

Q: How wide is the Statue of Liberty's mouth?
A: Three feet!

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