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Dates: during 2000-2000
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There is only one known written account of the event, which came to light many years later, in 1946. It is a letter from "a gentleman in Philadelphia to his friend in Charleston, dated October 20, 1792" (as noted by the Charleston, S.C., City Gazette & Daily Advertiser), that describes "the first stone" being laid "in the southwest corner of the president's house...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: History: Romance of the Stone | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

...ensconced in the booth at Monday Night Football, it cannot be too long until a network in the U.S. lets loose one of its wags on the Games. The smug mug of Craig Kilborn from CBS's Late Late Show seems to just beg to be dispatched to make light of the kayaking and women's discus in Athens. On the other hand, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart seems more of an archery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Laugh Track | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

...volleyball had its own M.C., Lifeguard Dave, who worked the crowd on that rare day when the sunshine and four bronzed athletes a-diving were not enough. After a spectator good-naturedly heckled Chelsea Clinton for not wearing a hat, Dave called him out of the audience for a light-hearted reprimand. Dave also pioneered a new crowd move, the slow-motion wave, which is somehow much, much funnier than an ordinary wave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Laugh Track | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

...Millionaire." (Note: If you are a college student from out of town, the majority of the Boston jokes will go right over your head.) After the crime has been committed and the investigation commences, the actors' interactions with the show and each other continue the relaxed, light-hearted atmosphere...

Author: By Rebecca Dezube, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Madness Goes for Laughs, Not Depth | 10/6/2000 | See Source »

...first presidential debate on Tuesday made that clear. The vice presidential debate two nights later, between Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman, cast an interesting light upon the depressing dilemma in which Americans find themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sadly, Our Next President Is Going to Be a Boy | 10/6/2000 | See Source »

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