The Internet Challenge

Online Databases - UD Library's Networked Databases:
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Online Newspapers - Yahoo!'s Catalog of U.S. Newspapers
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Ronald W. Reagan SPECIAL EVENTS: The millionth visitor to this library received a signed copy of "My Turn", some jelly beans, and a weekend getaway.
  • Searched with numerous Internet search tools and could not make much progress!
  • Decided to visit the UD library's Networked Databases
  • Selected Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
  • Searched General News Topics for Topic: library, Additional Terms: jelly bean
  • Found article from July 24, 1997 Thursday, METRO issue of The Orlando Sentinel
       What began as a Southern California vacation for
    Ocoee resident Tom Murnane turned into a personal meeting
    with his political idol - former President Ronald Reagan. 
    
    The judicial process supervisor for the Orange County
    Sheriff's Office earned the honor after becoming the
    1 millionth visitor to the Ronald Reagan Presidential
    Library and Museum.
    ...
    The family was given balloons, a jar of jelly beans with
    the presidential seal - the ex-president loves the candy -
    lifetime membership to the library, T-shirts and flowers.
    

    Ans: Reagan Presidential Library.

  • Checked out the Orlando Sentinel site for additional articles; they had a searchable archive but only the article above was found.
  • I had guessed that the Reagan library was the answer but could not find any reference to the millionth visitor at any of the following Reagan library sites!

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