It is on this day that it’s important to give your readers “fun facts” about the State of the Union address because, even though it is steeped in the glorious history and tradition of this great nation, let’s face it—it’s not that fun on its own.

So, here we go! We have Woodrow Wilson to blame for the fact that Obama and Congress must now negotiate their schedules around the premiere of “Lost” in order to bring a stultifying speech into the homes of the American people. Wilson was the first president of the modern era to deliver his SOTU in person to a joint session of Congress, in 1913.

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