Census Bureau Daily Feature for Thursday, January 1: New Year’s Day
-(Business Wire)-January 1, 2009 - Profile America — Thursday, January 1st. This is traditionally a day to kick back and relax — it’s the end of the holiday season and the day-after parties that in some cases became a test of endurance. One of the favorite ways to spend time on New Year’s Day is to watch some of the college football bowl games on television. The granddaddy of these games is the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California — always preceded by one of the best parades in the nation. The Orange Bowl is also played today, while the Cotton Bowl and the Sugar Bowl are slated for tomorrow. Across the country, 615 colleges and universities have football teams — and their games draw almost 48 million fans a year. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.
| Sources: | Chase’s Calendar of Events, p.65, 66, 68, 70 | |
| Statistical Abstract, t. 1217 | ||
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the “Newsroom” button).
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