UPI Almanac for Monday, Dec. 3, 2007.

UPI almanac for Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006.

LONDON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A library book has been returned more than 40 years after it was checked out from a library in central London.

Today is Saturday, Dec. 3, the 337th day of 2005 with 28 to follow.

Today is Friday, Dec. 3, the 338th day of 2004 with 28 to follow.

Today is Wednesday, Dec. 3, the 337th day of 2003 with 28 to follow.

AMES, Iowa, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The two books published by Iowa State Press showcase Pulitzer Prize-winning stories but their cover pictures are unlikely to win the coveted prize.

SAN DIEGO, May 27 (UPI) -- The British are masters of espionage and British writers are masters at describing the murky world of spies. Apart from James Bond, whom nobody takes very seriously, the heroes of such novels are usually men who are expert at blending into the shadows.

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 3, the 337th day of 2002 with 28 to follow.