January
In 1863, this president signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln
In 2004, this popular social networking site launched from a dorm room at Harvard.
In 2005, this television chef and businesswoman was released from prison after serving five months for insider trading.
Martha Stewart
What is the official name for the Mormon Church, established in April 1830?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
In 1933, this “monster” was spotted for the first time in a Scottish lake.
Loch Ness Monster
In 1844, this youth organization was founded in London and has become a safe place for people to work out. (This is also the name of a song where the initials are spelled out in the chorus)
The YMCA
In 1845, this author published “The Raven”, one of his more famous works.
Edgar Allan Poe
What TV show introduced The Beatles to America in February 1964?
The Ed Sullivan Show
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell patented his historic device that is still used today.
The telephone
In what decade did NASA introduce America’s first astronauts?
The 1950’s, specifically 1959
In 1979, this woman became Britain’s first female prime minister.
Margaret Thatcher
This king of pop passed away in June 2009 at the age of 50.
Michael Jackson
On January 5, 1933, construction began for this iconic San Francisco landmark.
The Golden Gate Bridge
A maple leaf
On March 9, 1959, this iconic doll made her debut.
Barbie
In April of 2015, President Barack Obama met the president of this country for the first time in over 50 years.
Cuba
In 1804, this famous duo set off to explore the Northwest.
Lewis and Clark
These “rights“ were established in 1966 and are now part of standard police procedure.
Miranda Rights
In 1493, what sea animal did Christopher Columbus mistake for mermaids?
Manatees
In what decade was the first 9-1-1 call placed in the United States?
The 1960’s
Who was President of the United States when COVID-19 swept across the world?
Donald Trump
The Titanic sank on April 14 of what year?
1912
The Brown vs. Board of Education case ruled that what was unconstitutional?
Racial segregation in schools
This patriotic animal was removed from the list of threatened species in 2007.
Bald eagle
Johnny Cash famously performed at what prison?
Folsom Prison
In 1930, this planet was discovered, only to be deemed a “dwarf planet” over 70 years later.
Pluto
In 1958, the first gold award was given to this artist for his song “Catch a Falling Star”
Perry Como
True or false: April of 2018 saw the first rapper to receive a Pulitzer Prize.
True!
What Washington volcano erupted in 1980?
Mount St. Helen’s
In 1994, this star football player was accused of killing his ex wife and led to the “trial of the century”.
O.J. Simpson