US Presidents
Which President resigned due to the Watergate Scandal
Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
Who invented the first practical, long-lasting light bulb?
Thomas Edison (1879)
Which country attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, leading to the US entry into WWII
Japan (Dec 7th, 1941)
The Green Mountain State
Vermont
Martin Luther King, Jr
Who was President during the terrorist attacks of 9/11
George W Bush (Jr) (2001-2009)
Who invented the first telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell (1876)
what country was responsible for starting WWII, by invading the neighboring countries?
Germany (invaded Poland, 1939)
The Granite State
New Hampshire
Female Pilot who flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932
She later went missing in 1937, while attempting to fly around the entire earth
Amelia Earhart (1897-1937)
Which US President said "Ask not what your country can do for you... ask what you can do for your country"
John F Kennedy (1961-1963)
Who invented the first sustained, powered flight in an airplane?
The Wright Brothers (1903)
This man was Commander of the Union Army during the Civil War, and later became the 18th US President
Ulysses S Grant (1822-1885)
The Show-Me state
Missouri
Famous gangster who operated in Chicago during the 1920's and 30's
He eventually got busted for tax evasion
Al Capone (1899-1947)
Who was Vice President under Abe Lincoln (and assumed office when Lincoln got assassinated)
Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)
Who made automobile production more efficient, through use of the "assembly line" in factories?
(Making the Model T)
Henry Ford (1913)
This war lasted for over 19 years and was started to stop the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia
Vietnam War (1955-1975)
The Bluegrass State
Kentucky
(the Sugarhill Gang, 1979)
Rapper's Delight
Which US President served 4 terms in office ? (before the 22nd Amendment made a 2 term maximum)
Franklin D Roosevelt (1933-1945)
He invented "crop rotation" to help farmers stop depleting their soil. He invented over 300 uses for Peanuts; plastics, paints, dyes, rubber, cooking oil, wood stain.
(He was born into Slavery)
George Washington Carver
This war took place in Asia, after WWII and before the Vietnam War. It is often called the "Forgotten War"
The Korean War (1950-1953)
The Magnolia state
Mississippi
Civil Rights leader born with last name "Little"
served 6 years and 6 months in prison
famous "Bullet or the Ballot" speech
Assassinated in 1965
Malcolm X (1925-1965)