August 25-31, 2005
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Running Numbers2 Number of name changes since the opening of what is now called the Wachovia Center. Team USA's John LeClair scored the first goal in the building during the inaugural event on Aug. 31, 1996, a first-round World Cup of Hockey game between Team USA and Team Canada.
3 Projected number of touchdowns McNabb will throw to T.O. during Friday night's game against the Bengals. Why the renewed chemistry? Perhaps you've forgotten that Aug. 25 is "Kiss and Make Up Day." I bet Reid's mustache tickles.
5 Number of scholarships "for undergraduate and graduate study and to support folk musicians" that will be funded with money raised by the Philadelphia Folk Festival, Aug. 26-28.
$100 Fine levied against Susan B. Anthony after she was found guilty in 1873 of voting illegally. Celebrate her refusal to pay with the program "Women Win the Vote: 85 Years & Beyond, A Celebration of the 85th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment," Aug. 26-27 at the National Constitution Center.
3620 Number of MySpace friends, at press time, of Philly's North Star Bar. Check out www.myspace.com/northstarbar to e-stalk your favorite indie music venue.
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