Adlai Ewing Stevenson served as vice president during Grover Cleveland’s second term from 1893-97. His grandson and namesake was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1952 and 1956.
Grover Cleveland Alexander was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938. His career pitching statistics include a 373-208 Won-Loss record, an E.R.A. of 2.56, and 2,198 strikeouts.
Judith Viorst is best known for her children’s stories (e.g., Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day), but, like Roald Dahl, he work for adults, especially the “Age series” (starting with *It’s Hard to Be Hip Over 30 & Other Tragedies of Married Life *) is even more accomplished.
Judith Viorst’s works include It’s Hard to Be Hip Over 30 & Other Tragedies of Married Life (1968)
Hubert Humphrey, Democrat of Minnesota, Lyndon Johnson’s Vice President, narrowly lost the election of 1968 to a former Vice President, Richard Nixon, Republican of California.
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, commonly called the Metrodome, is a domed sports venue located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Opened in 1982, it replaced Metropolitan Stadium, which was on the current site of the Mall of America in Bloomington and Memorial Stadium on the University of Minnesota campus. The Metrodome has been the current home to the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings since 1982, but is scheduled to be replaced by a new stadium on the current site. The dome also hosts early season games for the Big Ten’s University of Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team. The stadium was also the home of the Minnesota Twins from 1982 to 2009, the Minnesota Timberwolves in their 1989-1990 inaugural season and the Golden Gophers football team from 1982 to 2008. The Minnesota Vikings have been using the name Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome since October 5, 2009 for their games.
The Minnesota city of Bloomington was named by settlers who had lived in Bloomington, Illinois.
The common loon is the Minnesota state bird.
The loon is featured on the Canadian one dollar coin, leading to the nickname, a “loonie.”. The coin was originally supposed to have the same picture as the silver dollar, an Indian and a voyageur paddling a canoe, but the dies were lost in transit and never recovered.
The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system, with more than 1 million employees.
The BBC, The Economist and Fortune say otherwise: List of largest employers - Wikipedia
Walmart is the largest civilian employer in the United States today.
Well, that’s what I get for believing an Indian website. 
The Memorial Bell Tower at Cathedral of the Pines in Rindge, New Hampshire has four bronze bas-reliefs designed by Norman Rockwell. The bell tower is specifically dedicated to women — military and civilian — who died serving their country.
Cathedral of the Pines in Rindge, NH: their motto is "All Faiths, One Family, One Earth"
From their web page:
*Situated on a hilltop with a panoramic view of the Grand Monadnock, the Cathedral of the Pines is a breathtaking open-air cathedral and meeting space on 236 acres. Our historic monuments honor the service of American men and women—both military and civilian. *
Personal note: An interesting place. I’ll want to check it out next time I’m near there.
In 2013, British Columbia will have an additional area code of 236. It will be followed by 672 when 236 is exhausted.
British Columbia entered Confederation on July 1st, 1867.
“Hail, Columbia” was the unofficial national song of the United States for many years. It is now the official march of the Vice President.
The only two Whig Vice-Presidents, John Tyler & Millard Filmore, would become President upon the death of the current Presidents (William Henry Harrison & Zachary Taylor).
Henry Ford was instrumental in the development of charcoal briquettes along with his brother in law EG Kingsford.
Pasta alla carbonara is based on eggs, cheese, bacon, and black pepper. It is named for the Carbonari (Charcoal burners), groups of secret revolutionary societies founded in early 19th-century Italy, devoted to Il Risorgimento (The Resurgence), meaning the country’s reunification.
The old canard about Marco Polo having brought pasta back to Italy from China is not true. Pasta was mentioned in Italian writings before his birth, and the remains of what appear to be a pasta-making device was found in the ruins of Pompeii.