American History
This early explorer's first name literally means "Christ-bearer"
Christopher Columbus
This boxer decided to name all five of his sons after himself
George Forman
Luke Skywalker talks to this character to confirm that Darth Vader is his father
Yoda
The Kentucky State Tree is the tallest eastern hardwood in North America
Tulip Poplar
This Nickelodeon show popularized the phrase "Yes we can" before Barack Obama
Bob the Builder
This was the United States' biggest real estate purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Shortly after retiring from boxing, Muhammad Ali developed this disorder
Parkinson's disease
In the first film (1977), she's the only other named female aside from Princess Leia
Aunt Beru
This creature makes the deadliest poison of any animal
Jellyfish
This seasoning is mentioned over 35 times in the Bible
salt
He was the youngest to be US President, but not the youngest elected President
Teddy Roosevelt
He was the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson
When Han angrily told Leia, "You could use a good kiss," they were on this planet
Hoth
This is the world's fastest-growing woody plant
Bamboo
If a Latina girl celebrates her quinceanera, then she is this old
fifteen
The name of the Clintons' chocolate Lab in the White House in the late 90s
Buddy
This basketball player retired from the NBA in 1991 after testing positive for HIV
Magic Johnson
This star of the Phantom Menace was only six years old when the first movie came out
Ewan McGregor
All planets in our solar system have moons, except these two
Mercury and Venus
This condiment is named for the Malay term meaning "seafood sauce"
Ketchup
Remarkably, or providentially, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on this date
July 4, 1826
This soccer player is credited with starting the faux hawk trend
David Beckham
This lead actor of another famous movie franchise made a cameo in the Force Awakens
Daniel Craig
This lizard, nicknamed the "Jesus Christ lizard," can walk on water
Basilisk
This Copenhagen harbor landmark was briefly decapitated by unknown assailants
The Little Mermaid