This Day in History
The House of Representatives voted to impeach this president on this day in 1998.
Who is Bill Clinton?
This animated series became television’s longest-running scripted show in 2018.
What is The Simpsons?
This North Carolina-born basketball legend led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This Christmas song, released in 1994, has become the most‑streamed holiday song in history.
What is “All I Want for Christmas Is You”?
What is Thailand?
On this day, this film featuring Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet was released in the US in 1997.
What is Titanic?
In 2017, a mistaken Best Picture announcement briefly named one film before the Oscar was awarded to a different film.
What are La La Land and Moonlight?
In 1903, this North Carolina location was the site of the Wright brothers’ first successful powered flight.
What is Kitty Hawk?
In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch wants to ruin Christmas for the citizens of what town?
What is Whoville?
Paella
What is Spain?
The last manned lunar flight ____ returned to Earth on this day in 1972.
What is Apollo 17?
This six-second video app launched in January 2013 and became known for looping short-form content.
What is Vine?
North Carolina became the ___ state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
What is 12th?
In which country did the tradition of Christmas trees originate?
What is Germany?
Poutine
What is Canada?
On this day in 1843, this person published "A Christmas Carol" in Britain.
Who is Charles Dickens?
In 1987, this artist became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This elected official was North Carolina’s first African American representative in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Who is John Adams Hyman?
This U.S. state has a town named Santa Claus.
What is Indiana?
Koshari
What is Egypt?
On this day in 2001, this film was released in theaters, marking the beginning of a trilogy based on a novel first published in 1954.
What is The Fellowship of the Ring?
This sibling duo is first cousins with Snoop Dogg.
Who are Brandy and Ray J?
Fought in March 1865, this North Carolina battle was one of the last major Confederate offensives of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Bentonville?
This U.S. president signed a bill into law making Christmas a federal holiday.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Stammpot
What is the Netherlands?