This Day in History
New Jersey
Elvis
Science Terms
Commercial Jingles
100
2014
Known for his manic stand-up routines and his diverse film performances, this actor/comedian died by suicide.
Who is Robin Williams?
100
This former president was the first to be from New Jersey.
Who is Grover Cleveland?
100
A former carnival barker, he was Elvis’ controversial manager.
Who was Colonel Tom Parker?
100
The action of dividing or splitting something into two or more parts; it is the driving force behind the original nuclear bombs.
What is fission?
100
"Five... five dollar... five dollar foot looooong!"
What is Subway?
200
1964
The Beatles' first feature film that had its U.S. premiere in New York City on this day
What is "A Hard Day's Night"?
200
Inventor Thomas Edison’s early light bulbs, phonographs, and laboratory equipment are on display at this museum, in the town where Edison worked.
What is the Menlo Park Museum?
200
In 1958, assigned to the Second Armored Division, he attended basic training here.
Where is Fort Hood, Texas?
200
In the field of psychology, this is the perception of contradictory information, and the mental toll of it. (ex: Many people smoke even though they know it is harmful to their health)
What is cognitive dissonance?
200
"Give me a break, give me a break, break me off a piece of that...."
What is Kit Kat bar?
300
1942
An an Austrian and American actress and inventor, with a star on the Hollywood walk of fame, received a patent for a radio-controlled torpedo guidance system. Their breakthrough will play a key role in today’s wireless technology.
Who is Hedy Lamarr?
300
The state bird
What is the eastern goldfinch?
300
In 2006, he became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Graceland, when he traveled there with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, a die-hard Elvis fan.
Who is George W. Bush?
300
The difference in the elapsed time as measured by two clocks. It is either due to a relative velocity between them or to a difference in gravitational potential between their locations.
What is time dilation?
300
"They're magically delicious!"
What are Lucky Charms?
400
1973
At a back-to-school party in the Bronx, New York, he introduced the technique of playing the same album on two turntables and extending the drum section (which became known as the breakbeat); the night is widely recognized as the birth of hip-hop
Who is DJ Kool Herc (Clive Campbell)?
400
The state flower
What is the violet?
400
Before graduating from this high school in 1953, Elvis failed a music class and was considered a quiet outsider by his teachers and classmates.
What is Humes High School?
400
A chemical substance produced and released into the environment by an animal, especially a mammal or an insect, affecting the behavior or physiology of others of its species.
What is a pheromone?
400
"Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is!"
What is Alka Seltzer?
500
1858
Born on this day, he made significant contributions to the discovery of vitamins. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1929 for his work on beriberi, a disorder now recognized as thiamine deficiency.
Who is Christiaan Eijkman?
500
Around 1524, this Italian explorer became the first European to arrive in the region.
Who is Giovanni da Verrazzano?
500
The name of Elvis' twin, who was unfortunately stillborn 35 minutes after Elvis.
What is Jesse?
500
An interval of time approximately 538.8 million years ago when practically all major animal phyla started appearing in the fossil record.
What is the Cambrian Explosion?
500
"Eight Hundred Five Eight Eight Two Three Hundred...."
What is Empire?