History
In 1911, this company was founded as the “Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company” in Endicott, New York, but is better known by these initials.
What is “IBM”?
In 1994, following a televised low-speed highway chase, he is arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
Who is “O. J. Simpson”?
In 1884, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", which opened in New York's Coney Island amusement park, was the first purpose-built one of these.
What is “rollercoaster”?
"Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth".
Who is “Abraham Lincoln”?
While American folklore famously credits Abner Doubleday with inventing baseball, the game actually evolved from older folk games such as “rounders” from this country.
What is “England”?
In 1981, US President Ronald Reagan awarded this medal to Ken Taylor for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979–81.
Who is “Congressional Gold Medal”?
In 1982, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
Who is “John Hinckley”?
This aviator became the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is “Amelia Earhart”?
"For a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle".
Who is “Winston Churchill”?
Lacrosse, one of the oldest team sports in North America, originated by Indigenous peoples such as the Iroquois Confederacy in this country.
What is “Canada”?
In 1579, Sir Francis Drake claimed a land he called Nova Albion for England, which today is this western state.
What is “California”?
In 1462, Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for this Bram Stoker classic horror novel, attempts to assassinate Mehmed II.
What is “Dracula”?
Released in 1975, it was this film directed by Steven Spielberg that became the highest-grossing film ever at that time and the first summer blockbuster.
What is “Jaws”?
"Knowledge is power".
Who is “Francis Bacon”?
Modern 18-hole golf developed in this country during the Middle Ages, which was at one time banned because it distracted citizens from archery practice.
What is “Scotland”?
In 1839, in the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the edict of toleration which gives this religious group freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands.
What are “Roman Catholics”?
In 1431, this teenage French military heroine was captured by Anglo-Burgundian forces and found guilty of heresy by an English-backed church court.
Who is "Joan Of Arc"?
In 1944, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, a bill commonly known as this.
What is “G.I.”?
“Well behaved women seldom make history".
Who is “Laurel Thatcher Ulrich”?
Various forms of folk football existed globally for millennia, but modern soccer was born in this country in 1863.
What is “England”?
In 1885, this arrives in New York Harbor from France.
What is “The Statue of Liberty”?
The Dreyfus Affair between 1894–1906 was a massive political scandal in France involving Alfred Dreyfus, a French artillery officer falsely convicted of treason because of this.
What is “antisemitism ( Jewish heritage )”?
Soviet Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to perform this out-of-this-world feat.
What is “travel to outer-space”?
Humorist Will Rogers stated: "The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in . . . "
What is ". . . your pocket”?
American football evolved directly from both soccer and this English sport.
What is “rugby”?