Happy Birthday, October Baby
Born on October 20, 1882, this Hungarian actor is best remembered for his role as the most famous vampire of all time.
Who is Bela Lugosi?
Every year, Canada celebrates this holiday on the second Monday of October, and the United States celebrates the same holiday on the fourth Thursday of November.
What is Thanksgiving?
They are sweet or sour and made from cucumbers.
What are pickles?
Everyone knew this ship was unsinkable—until it sank on its maiden voyage.
What is RMS Titanic?
This U.S. president was in office during most of the Great Depression.
Who is President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (or FDR)?
Born October 14, 1890, he was the last general to serve as U.S. president.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
On October 1, 1908, the first production model of the Model T rolled off the assembly line of this automaker.
What is Ford?
This brand of jars is most readily associated with home canning.
What is Ball?
The Pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts on this ship
What is Mayflower?
It is the infamous term for the droughts in the Midwest and Southern Great Plains.
What is Dust Bowl?
Born October 16, 1925, this grand dame of TV mysteries plays Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote.
Who is Angela Lansbury?
On October 18, 1867, the United States took possession of what is now the 49th state.
What is Alaska?
This is the popular term for preserving foods in glass jars.
What is canning?
In 1941, the American battleship USS Arizona was sunk here.
Where is Pearl Harbor or Hawaii?
Because of the crop failures during the Great Depression, farmers began to migrate to this place.
What is California?
Born October 31, 1936, he starred in three popular TV series: Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, and Highway to Heaven.
Who is Michael Landon?
On October 13, 1950, this lead actor in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It’s a Wonderful Life, and Rear Window starred in the movie Harvey.
Who is Jimmy Stewart? Harvey, an invisible rabbit, was his best friend.
If you have room, this is the easiest one-step method for preserving berries.
What is freeze them?
While Captain William Bligh slept aboard this ship in 1789, some of his crew conducted a mutiny.
What is HMS Bounty?
On this date, the stock market crashed
What is October 29, 1929?
Born October 11, 1884, she was the wife of one president and the niece of another.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
On October 2, 1985, this actor, who often starred in romantic comedies such as Pillow Talk with Doris Day, died from complications of AIDS.
Who is Rock Hudson?
To preserve low-acid foods, you must use this type of canning.
What is pressure canning?
“Old Ironsides” is the nickname for this American warship built in 1797.
What is USS Constitution?
The Great Depression helped bring about an end to the prohibition of this.
What is alcohol?