By the Numbers

93

Percent of American dollars spent for foreign affairs that go through the Department of Defense

7

Percent of American dollars for foreign affairs that go through the State Department

3

Million, the number of people employed by the Department of Defense

1.8

Million, the number of people employed by Wal-Mart, the world’s largest corporation

1981

The last year all living presidents gathered in the Oval Office before Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and President-Elect Barack Obama met in early January.

110

Consecutive basketball games won by Division III Suffolk County Community College’s women’s basketball team in Bronx, New York

23

Michael Jordan’s jersey number, one of two numbers retired by the NBA’s Miami Heat

0

The number of seasons Jordan played for the Heat

13

The other number retired by the Heat, for Dan Marino, who played professional football

Sources: The American Way of War; The New York Times; NBA.com