Famous Historians
usually called the Father of History
Herodotus
What conflict was known as "The War to End All Wars"?
World War ii
who won the popular vote in 2000?
Al Gore
The first official, paid television advertisement was broadcast in the United States on July 1, 1941 over New York station WNBT (now WNBC) before a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. The Ad was for this Watch company founded in 1875.
Bulova Watch company
What queen led a famous revolt against the Roman Empire?
Zenobia became queen of the Palmyrene Empire following her husband's death in 267. By 269, Zenobia had expanded the empire, conquering Egypt and expelling the Roman prefect,
Sister of Ban Gu she lived in the Han dynasty and is the first known Chinese Historian.
Ban Zhou
This type of surgery became much more specialized following the horrors of World WarI.
Plastic Surgery
Who ran for President of the United States with the campaign slogan "A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage"?
Herbert Hoover
Television created independently by two inventors: Scottish inventor and American inventor.
John Logie Baird and Charles Francis Jenkins.
Where is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier located?
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is located at Arlington National Cemetery, a United States military cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
Byzantine Emperor Alexios I and his wife Irene Doukaina had a daughter. she lived through the first Crusade and wrote an extremely detailed account of the crusade.
Anna Komnene
What nickname did Thomas Jonathan Jackson earn during the American Civil War?
Stonewall Jackson
What new economic program did China's Mao Zedong announce in 1958? which ultimately led to the starvation of millions.
The Great Leap Forward
Fans of medical dramas love the show Grey's Anatomy. but this Show which first aired in 1951 is considered the first Medical Drama show.
City Hospital
What weapon was developed in 1942 in a secret laboratory at Harvard University?
Napalm is a flammable liquid used in warfare that sticks to skin and causes severe burns.
An Athenian aristocrat who derived at least part of his wealth from gold mining interests, served briefly as a general during the Peloponnesian War.
Thucydides
This man who is the nephew of a major leader in world war II served in the Us Navy. who is the leader? or the nephew.
Adolf Hitler's nephew, William Patrick Hitler, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
What political activist organized the famous "March of the Mill Children" from Philadelphia to President Theodore Roosevelt's summer home in 1903?
In 1903, Mary Harris Jones organized the famous "March of the Mill Children" to demand an end of child labor. When the children reached Roosevelt's house, he refused to see them. But their march had drawn national attention to the problem of child labor.
What TV series showed the first interracial kiss on American network television?
The first interracial kiss on American network television was in the "Star Trek" episode entitled "Plato's Stepchildren," which aired on November 22, 1968, when Captain Kirk (William Shatner) kissed Lieutenant Uhura (Nichelle Nichols). Some stations in the South (U.S.) originally refused to air the episode.
What conflict was instigated by Aristagoras of Miletus?
the Persian Wars.
sometimes known as the Chinese Herodotus. his Shiji(Historical records) were so detailed that he became the first Grand Historian.
Sima Qian
What woman followed her husband into battle during the American Revolutionary War and took his post when he was killed?
On November 16, 1776, Margaret Cochran Corbin was allowed to accompany her husband into battle as a nurse for injured soldiers. She was standing next to her husband when he fell during battle and took his post firing a cannon until she too was seriously wounded.
What German political leader was known as the "Iron Chancellor"?
Otto von Bismarck
Why was Adventures of Superman cancelled?
Before the 1959 season, not one but two stars of Adventures of Superman were found dead -- John Hamilton (Perry White) from a heart attack and George Reeves (Superman) from an apparent suicide.
What actor was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II?
Audie Murphy received every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army, including the Medal of Honor for single-handedly holding off an entire company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945