THIS N THAT

Why ZIP Code?  It stands for Zoning Improvement Plan.  Did the Postal Service think that one up?

The very first bomb dropped on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.  

All were present so it was time to present the present to the anniversary couple.  I came to this conclusion while eating sea bass and listening to the bass fiddle.   Homographs or heteronyms?

In December 1972, we made our final moon landing.  Apollo 17 was the last time humans left near-Earth orbit.  It was our 6th successful trip to the moon.  Apollo 13 was aborted when an explosion occurred in the space ship.before landing on the moon.  The first trip to the moon was Apollo 11 in July, 1969.  Twelve Americans have walked on the moon.

The Pope is the leader of the Catholic Church.  Peter, the Apostle, was the first Pope based on the word of Jesus and the first Bishop of Rome.  Each subsequent Bishop of Rome holds the title and authority of the Pope.  Well, who was second?  It was Linus, a Roman, ordained by Saint Paul.. Clement, who was ordained by Saint Peter, declined to be Bishop of Rome early on but agreed later and became the fourth.