1.   An intrepid cub reporter, Ralph D. Paine, volunteered to present the sword to the rebel leader to get his first big scoop.

2.   The Old North Church, in a gesture of brotherly love, will present the sword to the Museum of Afro-American History.

3.   Washington presented the sword to Gano in appreciation after the chaplain baptized the first president.

4.   When the sword is presented to them, they dutifully fall on it.

5.   Nagano Gov. Goro Yoshimura, who chaired the bidding committee, said Tuesday that the sword was presented to Samaranch in person.

6.   Alexander Korzhakov, a thick-set former KGB man who was fired by Yeltsin in June, presented the sword to Jackson at the luxury Baltschug Hotel Monday.