New York City was the first to observe it October 12, 1792
"Mercedes of Castile" is a lesser-known novel by this author of "The Leather-Stocking Tales"
In honor of the 25th anniversary, this heroine's castle was transformed into a giant pink cake
His July 24 birthday is observed in the countries he helped to free, including Peru & Venezuela
His third published novel, "Sartoris", was the first he set in Yoknapatawpha County
The Tower of Terror inspired by this TV series now drops you 13 stories twice; Rod Serling would approve
A day of remembrance for the dead, All Souls' Day is observed on this date
"The Man of Law's Tale" in this Chaucer work tells the story of Constance, an emperor's daughter
He reprises his role as Prof. Wayne Szalinski in the 3-D Epcot film "Honey, I Shrunk the Audience"
The 16th letter of the Greek alphabet; in math it has the approximate value of 3.14