This Day in History
On this day in history in 2016, Theresa May became the second female Prime Minister of this Nation.
What is the United Kingdom?
This American president once said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
Four Presidents in a row were elected to office after serving in this position leading to it being declared as a "Springboard to the Presidency."
What is the Secretary of State?
America's most famous feuding families enjoyed a tenuous relationship at best when a dispute over a hog in 1878 exploded tensions into an epic vendetta.
Who are the Hatfields and the McCoys?
He only made three movies in his lifetime, as the budding actor died in a car accident at the age of 24 in 1955, but he was known for his bad boy persona.
Who is James Dean?
On this day in history in 1939, Backed by trumpeter Harry James, American singer Frank Sinatra recorded this song, which became his first single.
What is From the Bottom of My Heart?
This American President once said, "Ich bin ein Berliner." which actually means "I am a jelly donut."
Who is John F. Kennedy?
The first Cabinet Secretaries in the Washington Administration were Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox, and this man who served as Attorney General and later Secretary of State.
Who is Edmund Randolph?
Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla had an intense rivalry with his former employer and inventor of the lightbulb after he showed little concern for Tesla's ideas.
Who is Thomas Edison?
Archibald Alec Leach was known for his Trans-Atlantic accent and suave charm, actor Cary Grant became one of Hollywood's biggest stars from the '30s well into the '50s, but he is better remembered by this name.
Who is Cary Grant?
On this day in history in 1832, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft identified Lake Itasca in Minnesota as the source of this river.
What is the Mississippi River?
This American animator once said, "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
Who is Walt Disney
Frances Perkins became the first woman to serve on the United States Cabinet after being nominated to this position by Franklin Roosevelt.
What is Secretary of Labor?
Joan Crawford and Bette Davis openly detested on another after spending thirty plus years competing with each other for leading roles and men. Despite their feeling for each other that, Crawford suggested that they co-star in this 1962 psychological horror flick.
What is "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"
He came onto the scene in the mid-1950s with piercing blue eyes, a thoroughly gentleman-like manner, and acting chops to boot.
Who is Paul Newman?
On this day in history in 1861, this general, with the help of Union troops, defeated Confederate forces in northwestern Virginia, an area that subsequently became West Virginia.
Who is General George B. McClellan?
This founding father of the United States once said, "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge became the first person to serve in this newly established position in 2003 as a response to the September 11 attacks on American Soil.
What is Secretary of Homeland Security?
The feud between this ice princess and rough-around-the-edges rival Tonya Harding served as the inspiration for the 2017 film, “I, Tonya," featuring actress Margot Robbie in the lead role.
Who is Nancy Kerrigan?
Perhaps no one was better known in Hollywood for playing a swashbuckling hero than Errol Flynn, the actor portrayed this character circa 1938.
Who is Robin Hood?
On this day in history in 1787, The U.S. Congress passed this act, which laid the basis for the government of the Northwest Territory and for the admission of its constituent parts as states of the union.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
This oil tycoon who is considered to be the wealthiest American of all time once said, "Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
When Elaine Chao became Secretary of Transportation in 2016, she joined this woman as having the distinction of serving as Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Labor while being married to the Senate Majority Leader.
Who is Elizabeth Dole?
Acclaimed poet Langston Hughes had a bone to pick with his friend and literary partner after she attempted to take sole credit for their 1930 play “The Mule Bone" while Hughes was recuperating from an illness at his mother's home.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
After the famous scene in this 1953 movie showing Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr kissing on the beach as the waves crash over them, Lancaster was almost immediately elevated to heartthrob status.
What is "From Here to Eternity?"