U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for January 2

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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MONDAY, JANUARY 2: FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES

Profile America — Monday, January 2nd.  Yesterday — New Year's Day — was strangely silent on the college football bowl game scene, but things really heat up today.  In the center spotlight is the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.  The first Rose Bowl was played 110 years ago, between Michigan and Stanford.   In the nation's first postseason game, Michigan won, 49-to-0.  In the next few days, the Sugar, Orange, and Cotton bowls will wind up the college football postseason.  Across the nation, 639 colleges and universities have football teams, all struggling for invitations to bowl games.  These teams are seen each year by 50 million loyal fans.  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 2012, p. 70, 71, 72, 75
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012, t. 1244

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 for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).  

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau

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