Important Historical Figures
Who sailed the ocean blue in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Wears a tall Stovepipe Hat, has a dark beard and was very tall, was the 16th president of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln
Thursday, July 4th 2024
Independence Day
What Holiday celebrates the birthdays and lives of all United States Presidents, often symbolized by George Washington and Abraham Lincoln?
Presidents Day
What did Benjamin franklin want to be when he grew up?
A Sailor, but changed his mind to work at a print shop.
Who refused to give up her seat in the front of the bus to protest for African American and Civil Rights in 1955?
Rosa Parks
Wore glasses with her hair in an updo, most famously seen in a black hat and dark coat, was known to be a civil rights activist.
Rosa Parks
Monday, January 15th 2024.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Celebrates the Pilgrims first harvest after arriving in the "New World" in 1621, also a modern celebration of the harvest and blessings of the past year.
Thanksgiving Day
True or False: Veterans day is celebrated with schools, banks, posts offices and businesses being closed for the day.
True
Who went Blind and Deaf by the age of two due to illness?
Helen Keller
Often wore a suit and had a mustache, famously seen giving his speech "I Have A Dream" in Washington DC in 1963
Martin Luther King Jr.
Saturday, November 11th 2024
Veterans Day
Celebrates the anniversary of America's independence from Great Britain through the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776.
Independence Day
What was Helen Keller's first word?
Water
Who discovered hundreds of ways to use peanuts, soybeans, pecans and sweet potatoes?
George Washington Carver
Wore glasses, often seen in a courtroom in a suit or judge robe, first African American Supreme Court Justice.
Thurgood Marshall
Thursday, November 28th 2024
Thanksgiving Day
What Holiday celebrates honoring and mourning United States Military personnel who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces?
Memorial Day
Why is Martin Luther King Jr. day always on the Monday closest to the 15th of January?
To celebrate on the Monday closest to his birthday, January 15th.
Who led a non-violent protests against racial and economic discrimination of Farmers in 1968?
Cesar Chavez
Often seen smiling in a baseball uniform for the Brooklyn Dodgers, first African American major baseball player.
Jackie Robinson
Monday, October 14th 2024
Columbus Day
Celebrates and honors American Labor movement and the workers who contribute to the development and achievements of the United States.
Labor Day
Who served on the court case Brown vs Board of Education leading to desegregation of public schools in 1954?
Thurgood Marshall