Useless But Compelling Facts – October 2009

By the way, one of the first modern day robots was a “robotherapist” named Eliza, created by famed science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov in 1942. In yet another example of life imitating art, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Joseph Weizenbaum wrote a program in 1966 he called Eliza – a program of only 240 lines of code designed to simulate a psychotherapist by responding to questions with more questions!

Now this month we have a simpler question. Presidents and Vice Presidents have come under fire many times in the history of the United States, from impeachment proceedings to Congressional investigative hearings.  But as far as I know, only one has actually been arrested for treason – although he was ultimately acquitted. Curiously, although virtually anyone who has studied American political history will know his name instantly, it almost always will be in the context of another famous event in U.S. history and not his arrest.  Who is it and what’s the other famous event? If you think you know, send your answer first and fast directly to me.

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