Explorers and Expeditions
In 1492, this explorer set sail on his first voyage across the Atlantic.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
"If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it," said ____ ____.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
In 1782, George Washington established the ____ __ ____ ____.
What was the Badge of Military Merit?
In 1974, this U.S. President appeared on television and resigned from office.
Who was Richard Nixon?
In 1920, the 19th Amendment passed, giving women the right to ______.
What was vote?
In 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower signed the ________ _______ for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
What is the Congressional Charter?
In 1908, Henry Ford introduced the _____.
What was the Model T?
In 1786, ____ ____, the “King of the Wild Frontier” was born.
Who was Davy Crockett?
In 1967, ____ ____ was confirmed as the first African-American Supreme Court Justice.
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
In 1974, this man took office as President after Nixon's resignation.
Who was Gerald Ford?
In 1775, this King declared that the American colonies were in rebellion.
Who was King George III?
In 1862, a famous quote was made by this president about the Civil War and slavery.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
In 1989, the Voyager spacecraft took photographs of this distant planet.
What was Neptune?
In 1901, this famous trumpeteer and singer was born.
Who was Louis Armstrong?
In 1972, this Olympic swimmer won his seventh gold medal.
Who was Mark Spitz?
In 1946, this man, who became the 42nd President, was born.
Who was Bill Clinton?
In 1891, this man received a patent for the motion picture camera.
Who was Thomas Edison?
In 1782, the Badge of Military Merit was established by this president.
Who was George Washington?
In 1776, the colonists were defeated at this battle during the American Revolution.
What was Long Island?
In 1963, this man led the March on Washington.
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
In 1945, this president ordered the Atomic Bomb to be dropped on Hiroshima.
Who was Harry Truman?
In 1964, this man was nominated to run for President by the Democratic Party.
Who was Lyndon Johnson
In 1821, this state was admitted into the Union.
What is Missouri?
In 1974, this man took office as President after Nixon's resignation.
Who was Gerald Ford?
In 1812, Fort _______ was surrendered to the British during the War of 1812.
What was Detroit?
This famous painter, known for his unique style, was born on August 28th, 1912.
Who was Jackson Pollock?
In 1945, this famous General accepted the Japanese surrender.
Who was General Douglas MacArthur?
In 1992, the Republican candidate for President delivered his acceptance speech.
Who was George H. W. Bush?
In 1831, this man led an uprising in Virginia.
Who is Nat Turner?
In 1972, this Olympic swimmer won his seventh gold medal.
Who was Mark Spitz?