This Day in History
"Space, the Final Frontier"
Psychos
Pink
Schools Around the World
100
1974
In a controversial executive action, he pardons his disgraced predecessor Richard M. Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office
Who is President Gerald Ford?
100
Outside of the sun, Alpha Centuari is the closest of these to Earth
What is a star? (4.367 light years away)
100
The "Milwaukee Monster" who murdered, dismembered, and engaged in necrophilia and cannibalism with 17 men and boys in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Who is Jeffrey Dahmer?
100
Pink remains the most common color of this chewy treat today; contrary to myth, it does NOT stay in your stomach for 7 years if you swallow it.
What is bubble gum?
100
Possibly one reason why it is "the happiest country on Earth", students in this country don't start school until they are SEVEN years old!
What is Finland?
200
2022
After more than seven decades on the British throne, she died at the age of 96
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
200
The hottest planet in our solar system
What is Venus?
200
The dictator of the Soviet Union from the 1920s to the 1950s, his ruthless purges, forced famine, and labor camps resulted in the deaths of millions
Who is Stalin?
200
These birds really are what they eat: as it dines on algae and brine shrimp, its body metabolizes the pigments — turning its feathers pink.
What are Flamingos?
200
In the city of Turin in THIS country in 2014, there was an elementary school that only had one teacher and one student.
What is Italy?
300
1932
Born on this day, she was a country singer who gained mainstream success with "Walkin' After Midnight" and "Crazy" before her tragic death at age 30
Who is Patsy Cline?
300
Venus and this planet are the only two in our solar system with no moons.
What is Mercury?
300
The fictional character portrayed by Anthony Perkins in the 1960 version of Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Who is Norman Bates?
300
Ironically invented by a dentist, William Morrison, and confectioner John C. Wharton, this pink sugary treat debuted it as "Fairy Floss" at the 1904 World's Fair
What is cotton candy?
300
At 3.3 miles above sea level, a primary school in this mountainous Asian country is thought to be the highest school in the world
What is Tibet?
400
2012
A pair of his soiled undershorts, tastefully framed under glass, fails to sell at a British auction. They had been expected to go for over $10,000
Who is Elvis Presley?
400
The name of the first spacecraft to bring astronauts to the moon
What is Apollo 11?
400
This actor typed "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" over and over again as the hotel made him crazy in "The Shining."
Who is Jack Nicholson?
400
After living for many years at sea, these "pink on the inside" fish travel a long distance home to return to the river in which they were born to spawn.
What are salmon?
400
11th-graders (the oldest students) in this cold war superpower take the first-graders by the hand and lead them into the school while ringing a ceremonial bell on the first day of school, "Knowledge Day", September 1, even if is falls on a weekend!
What is Russia?
500
1504
One of the world’s most beloved works art, his “David,” the 17-foot-tall, 12,000-pound marble masterpiece is unveiled to the public in Florence, Italy’s Piazza della Signoria.
Who is Michelangelo?
500
In 1962, he was the first American to orbit the Earth.
Who is John Glenn?
500
This famous psychopath used to put on a clown suit and makeup to entertain at children's parties earning him the nickname of "Killer Clown."
Who is John Wayne Gacy?
500
On Mother's Day weekend, MLB uniforms and equipment turn pink, to highlight the race for the cure for this disease
What is breast cancer?
500
When students arrive at this school in the village of Wolfartsweier in THIS country, they enter the building through the mouth of the cat. Once inside, it is just like any other school. But there is at least one more purr-fect feature that students can enjoy: the cat’s tail found at the back of the building doubles as a slide!
What is Germany?