Remember actress Pam Dawbe?  Today is her birthday.  What TV show was she on and where did it take place?  A:  She was Mindy in "Mork and Mindy and the show was set in Boulder, Colorado.
On October 18, 1887 Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. for how much money?  A:  $7.2 million.  What a bargain!  Today $7.2 million wouldn't even buy Jim Carrey.
Dancer Frank LoVecchio and Ruth Smith set a world record on October 18, 1932.  They danced 45 minutes of every hour for 145 consecutive days.  During the 5-month ordeal LoVecchio stayed awake by singing.  Ruth said she enjoyed Frank's singing, but she hoped he never asked her to dance again.  Note:  LoVecchio later had 13 million-seller hit records using what name?  A:  Frankie Laine
October 18, 1747, the world's first public library opened in what city?  A:  Warsaw, Poland
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