Election Day
What was the Democrat party symbol before it was a donkey?
Rooster
Name a Native tribe from the Sacramento Area
Several Native tribes have been living in the Sacramento area for centuries, such as the Nisenan, the Southern Maidu, Valley and Plains Miwok, and Patwin Wintun, among others.
Veterans Day falls on November 11. What was the original name for this day?
Hostilities in World War I ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 when the Armistice, or peace agreement, with Germany went into effect. Armistice Day began as a celebration recognizing the victory of the allied forces of WWI. It was renamed Veterans Day by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1954 and is now dedicated to veterans of all wars.
What president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday on October 3, 1863. Sarah Josepha Hale, the woman who wrote “Mary Had A Little Lamb,” convinced Lincoln to make Thanksgiving a national holiday after writing letters for 17 years.
What is the largest state by land area?
Alaska; it is more than double the size of the second largest state, Texas.
When (what year) did Congress designate the current election day we use today?
By an act of Congress on January 23, 1845, the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November was designated Election Day for future presidential elections.
What year was National Native American Heritage Month founded?
The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. On August 3,1990, President George H.W. Bush signed a joint congressional resolution designating November as “National American Indian Heritage Month.”
What state is home to the most US veterans?
California. California has a veteran population of about 1.7 million prior service members. The next highest veteran population is in Texas, with 1.5 million prior service members.
Which president tried to change the date of Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is held on the last Thursday of November. In 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt moved the holiday to the third Thursday. At the time, the country was still reeling from the Great Depression, and Roosevelt hoped to help businesses by extending the holiday shopping season. The move was controversial, however, and the House passed a bill in 1941 that made the fourth Thursday of November the official date for Thanksgiving.
How many national parks are there in the US?
The US has 423 national parks. 30 states have national parks. The state with the most national parks is California with 9. The largest national park is Wrangell–St. Elias in Alaska: at over 8 million acres.
Which U.S. president has received the greatest number of electoral votes?
Ronald Reagan, in the 1984 election, won a whopping 525 out of 538 available electoral votes.
How many federally recognized Native tribes are there in the US?
574. Of them, 346 are located in the contiguous United States
What is the largest branch of the US military?
Army. The U.S. Army is the largest branch with 464k active duty members. The U.S. Navy has 346k active duty members. The U.S. Airforce has 322k active duty members. The U.S. Marines have 172k active duty member. The U.S. Space Force has 10,000 active duty members.
What year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 as a harvest festival. It included 50 Pilgrims, 90 Wampanoag Indians, and lasted three days. Historians believe that only five women were present.
How many capital cities has the US had?
3. After the US Constitution was ratified, New York City served as the first capital from 1789 - 1790, then Philadelphia from 1790 - 1800 while Washington DC was being built, and Washington DC from 1800.
What year were women given the right to vote?
Women were given the right to vote on August 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. Ratification came in Tennessee, where state legislator Harry T. Burn, age 24, cast the deciding vote. He said, “I know that a mother’s advice is always safest for a boy to follow, and my mother wanted me to vote for ratification.”
Approximately how many Indigenous languages are spoken in the US today?
There are approximately 175 Indigenous languages spoken in the United States today. When English explorers first arrived in North America, their first encounters were with the Algonquian people. Not surprisingly, many Algonquian words were adopted by the English, including "chocolate," "potato," "chipmunk," "pecan," "skunk," and "poncho."
The US Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, and Space Force all fall under the Department of Defense. What Department does the US Coast Guard fall under?
Department of Homeland Security.
What character has made the most appearances of any balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Snoopy. Forty-four years after the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Snoopy made his debut as a balloon in 1968. Throughout the years, the beagle has made 40 appearances on and off through 2019.
What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?
Delaware was the first State to ratify, on December 7, 1787.
How many US amendments to the constitution deal with voting?
3; 19th gave women the right to vote, 23rd gave the residents of Washington DC the right to vote in presidential elections, 26th reduced the voting age from 21 to 18
What is the largest Native tribal grouping in the US?
Cherokee. The three largest Native American tribal groupings are Cherokee, Navajo and Latin American Indian tribes. The three largest Alaskan Native groupings are Yup’ik, Inupiat and Tlingit-Haida.
How many US Presidents served in the Army? (Extra 100 points if you can name 1 of the 2 that made it to the rank of 5-star general)
31 of the 46 United States presidents served in the U.S. Army. 12 reached the rank of general; Eisenhower and Washington are the 2 that made it to the rank of 5-star general.
When was the first Thanksgiving football game played?
The first Thanksgiving football game was played on Nov. 30, 1876 in Hoboken, New Jersey, between Yale and Princeton.
The first NFL Thanksgiving games were played in 1920, the same year the organization was founded.
What state is the largest dairy producer in the US?
California. The Golden State is the United States' #1 dairy producer. 99% of California dairy farms are family-owned.