n The first passenger elevator was installed in New York City in 1857 by Elisha Graves Otis. Otis didn’t invent the elevator, but he did invent the elevator safety brake, which kept an elevator car from falling if its hoisting cable were severed.

n Jesse Owens, track star of the 1936 Summer Olympics, was born with the given names James Cleveland. He got the nickname “Jesse” from his first two initials of “J.C.”

Complete this quote from psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers: “The best proof of love is:”

A) Trust

B) Longevity

C) Self-sacrifice

D) Your children’s respect

Monday’s answer: Fashion designer Liz Claiborne was born in Brussels, Belgium, in 1929.