Boonville statistic of the day
The number of people in Boonville who identified themselves as being of one race (white) as of 2000 was 6,580. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Word of the day
Wildcatter (WYLDE-katt-er, noun): One who drills wells in the hope of finding oil in territory not known to be an oil field; one who promotes unsafe and unreliable enterprises, especially one who sells stocks in such enterprises — merriam-webster.com
Website of the day
IdiomDictionary.com
Idioms — those unique expressions particular to our language — can be pretty strange sometimes. If you're looking for the meaning behind an idiom, say, "the blind leading the blind," check the Idiom Dictionary. There's a definition and example of usage.
Number to know
154.4 million: Number of people 16 and older in the nation's labor force in May 2010. — Census.gov
This day in history
Aug. 31, 1997: Princess Diana, her companion Dodi Al-Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.
Today's featured birthday
Richard Gere, actor (61)
Daily quote
"All news is an exaggeration of life." — Journalist Daniel Schorr, who was born on this date in 1916 and died in July.
