This Day in History
1934
A massive storm sends millions of tons of this flying from across the parched Great Plains region of the United States as far east as New York, Boston and Atlanta.
What is DUST or TOPSOIL?
An uninterested plank of wood
What is a BORED BOARD?
Born on January 8, 1935 in East Tupelo, Mississippi, to parents Gladys and Vernon.
Who is Elvis?
The largest and bloodiest war of the 20th century (and of all time). When it was finally over, between 62 and 78 million are estimated to have died. Of that enormous group, which represents about 3 percent of the entire world population at the time, the huge majority (over 50 million) were civilians.
What was World War II?
In the "Twelve Days of Christmas," it's the gift given on the 5th day.
What are 5 GOLDEN RINGS?
1875
Happy Birthday Harriet Quimby, best known for being the first woman in the United States to receive this
What is a pilot's license?
Secretariat with a scratchy throat; his neigh's sound all raspy!
What is a HOARSE HORSE?
Born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr., he was the first major American celebrity to die from an AIDS-related illness, on October 2, 1985, at age 59
Who is Rock Hudson?
Known at the time as the "War to End All Wars," this war introduced the world to trench warfare and poison gas.
What is WW1?
While a standard guitar has six strings, this stringed instrument in Bluegrass music has only 5
What is a BANJO?
1981
We mourn the passing on this day of the musician considered one of the pioneers of reggae, who fused elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady, and was renowned for his distinctive vocal and songwriting style.
Who is Bob Marley?
The spiritual part of the bottom of your shoe
What is the SOLE SOUL?
Her mother, Barbara Ward (Morris), and stepfather, both vaudeville performers, discovered her freakish but undeniably lovely four-octave singing voice and immediately got her a singing career. In 1965, the hills were indeed alive with her sound!
Who is Julie Andrews?
A period of tension between the USSR and Western countries from 1945 to 1991.
What is the Cold War?
A group of 5 musicians
What is a QUINTET?
1947
This company of Akron, Ohio, announces it has developed a tubeless tire, a technological innovation that would make automobiles safer and more efficient.
What is the B.F. Goodrich Company?
A portion of the absense of war
What is a PEACE PIECE?
She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s. She then became the world's highest-paid movie star in the 1960s, remaining a well-known public figure for the rest of her life, including fascination with her accumulation of SEVEN husbands.
Who is Elizabeth Taylor?
The Imperial Forces -- under orders from cruel Darth Vader -- hold Princess Leia hostage, in their efforts to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker and Han Solo work together with the companionable droid duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess, help the Rebel Alliance, and restore freedom and justice to the Galaxy.
What is STAR WARS?
Superior, Ontario, Michigan, and these two lakes make up the 5 Great Lakes in North America.
What are ERIE and HURON?
1912
Happy Birthday to Phil Silvers, who starred as this Master Sergeant in the 1950s sitcom "The Phil Silvers Show."
Who is Ernest Bilko
A person who is greatly admired who is doing nothing at the moment
What is an IDLE IDOL?
She starred alongside Clark Gable, Cary Grant, James Cagney, David Niven, Ginger Rogers, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, and Rod Taylor in various films. After ending her film career in 1968, she starred in her own television sitcom
Who is Doris Day?
A struggle for power following the Russian Revolution, the Russian Civil War (1918–1921) pitted this group, headed by Lenin, against a coalition called the White Army.
Who are the Bolsheviks?
The 5 rings of the Olympic games represent these
What are CONTINENTS?