Today in History
Born today in Cincinnati in 1857 it was this robust leader who took office in 1909 becoming the 27th President of the United States.
Who is William Howard Taft?
Home to a famous space center and the site of John F. Kennedy's assassination.
What is Houston Texas?
Goddess of the hunt, nature, and archery.
Who is Artemis?
The Medieval period started in Europe with the Fall of this major city.
What is Rome?
In Joel's song he discusses this 1950's Senator who was famous for spreading the fear of communism with baseless accusations.
Who is Joseph (Joe) McCarthy?
in 1956 this famous Magician and well-known illusionist was born today. Famous for large-scale public illusion such as making the Statue of Liberty disappear and levitating over monuments.
Who is David Copperfield?
It was this Virginia city that saw the end of the revolutionary war with the signing of its name sake treaty which ended British reign.
What is Yorktown Virginia?
God of Traveling, messages, roads, and a famous Psychopomp.
Who is Hermes?
This series of religious wars in the middle ages saw Western Christian armies that aimed to take the Holy Land in modern day Jerusalem.
What is The Crusades?
There is a lyric that mentions this prominent Human Rights activist, a passionate speaker during the 1950's and 60's who tragically passed after an assassination attempt.
Who is Malcolm X?
it was today in 1908 when this Company was founded. Once the largest producer of Horse-drawn vehicles but is now more known for owning Chevrolet, Buick, and Cadillac.
What is GM or General Motors?
This famous city is primarily recognized for it's multitude of historical monuments from the city's founding, but it's a statue of Sylvester Stallone that stands alone in front of this city's name-sake library.
What is Philadelphia Pennsylvania?
They are the Greek personification of sleep and slumber.
Who is Hypnos?
Primarily used as a siege weapon, this weapon utilized torsion springs instead of a tension prod to fire heavy duty "darts" over large a large area.
What is a Ballista?
Joel mentions this failed US Military landing operation on the southwest coast of Cuba in 1961.
What is the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
Born today in 1925 it was this Mississippi-born Blues guitarist, singer, and song-writer; with hits such as Singing the Blues, Completely Well, and Three O'clock Blues which all lead to his eventual induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is B.B King
Benny Goodman, Nat King Cole, and Patrick Stump were all born in this Illinois city.
What is Chicago Illinois?
Alongside Hades and Persephone it was this minor figure who was duped by King Sisyphus and locked away for a month
Who is Thanatos?
Credited for exploring up the silk road between 1271 and 1295, much of what we know about Eastern Asian civilizations during this period is thanks to this explorer.
Who is Marco Polo?
Early in Joel's song he mentions this Novel written in 1961 by Robert A. Heinlein. The story tells the tale of a man born on Mars that is then taken to earth to be studied but escapes to live a hedonistic life on earth.
What is a Stranger in a Strange Land?
Today is celebrated largely in this country for gaining its independence from Spain in 1821. It wouldn't be until 1836 when Spain would finally recognize its independence with the signing of the Santa Maria-Calatrava Treaty.
What is Mexico?
In 1845 this west coast port town was founded by Asa Lovejoy and Francis Pettygrove, where they determined its name over a single coin flip. Maybe there is another reality where it could've been called Boston.
What is Portland Oregon?
This is the titian responsible for giving fire to mankind.
Who is Prometheus?
This Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history; once stretching from the sea of Japan to Eastern Europe.
What is the Mongol Empire?
This lyric refers to the conclusion of the Chinese civil war where the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in 1911 eventually lead to the forming of the "People's Republic of China" under this movement.
What is "Red China" (also take Communist China or Communism)