Al Gore announces there is no truth to the rumor that he invented Al Gore but rather that others invented him and then reinvented him last year. John Rocker refuses to eat Chinese food on a flight from Atlanta to St. Louis. It rains too much, then too little, then not at all in the Heartland. George W. Bush accepts his party's nomination and names himself also as the candidate for vice president, saying he had so much money he could do what he wanted. After a stern lecture from his father, he names Dan Quayle his running mate.
Congressional candidates try to come up with something they did last session.
The Yankees beat the Braves in six games for the World Series. Officials require Rocker to pitch out of a Hannibal Lector security device. Ventura names Rocker his secretary of state if elected. Bobby Newcombe and Eric Crouch tie for the Heisman Trophy. Thanksgiving is moved to Nov. 1 to accommodate shameless holiday merchandising and assure stores and Web sites a profitable Christmas.