Why spend your New Year's Eve in Times Square waiting for a ball to drop when you can spend it staring at your computer screen? Here's a countdown that really matters: the days, hours, minutes, and seconds we have to endure before the 1940 U.S. Federal Census is released to the public.

Thanks for the chuckle :). Very clever.
Has there ever been a petition campaign on the US government to release the Census data earlier than 72 year post? I'd sign!
I'm not sure, but it would be easy enough to start one.
If one is started I would certainly sign it.