Keynotes, Currency Conversions, and Carmen: August Smart Answers

It's a month for wildfires, typhoons, and SES San Jose, and Ask.com Smart Answers is there to cover each of them. Let's get down to it:

Recently Added Smart Answers:

- Hurricanes. Now featuring Pacific typhoons!
- Ballets. Swan Lake and more: easy access to info on your favorite ballets.
- Operas. Start with classics like Carmen, but it ain't over until...well, you know.
- Search Engine Strategies 2007. Familiar with this important search industry gathering? The next one is August 20-23 at the San Jose Convention Center.

Smart Answers for Important August Dates

8/1: Francis Scott Key.
8/4. Depending on whom you ask, Louis Armstrong.
8/5: The other famous Armstrong. Aside from him.
8/6: Lucille Ball.
8/7: Garrison Keillor.
8/10: President Herbert Hoover.
8/11: Alex Haley.
8/15: Napoleon Bonaparte.
8/16: Madonna.
8/17: Davy Crockett.
8/18: Directors Redford & Polanski.
8/19: William Jefferson Clinton.
8/21: Count Basie.
8/22: Ray Bradbury.
8/23: Keith Moon.
8/25: Elvis Costello.
8/27: Pee-Wee Herman...or rather, Paul Reubens. I meant to do that.
8/29: Michael Jackson.
8/30: Splendid Splinterer Ted Williams.

UK Smart Answers for August:

The kind folks in our UK office asked me to remind you Summer travelers about Ask UK's Money Conversion and Weather Smart Answers. Always handy when buying chocolates in Belgium or renting a convertible in Luxembourg.

See you in September!

--The Ask.com Smart Answers Team