Long-Distance
On March 14, 1899, Ferdinand von Zeppelin received a US patent for his navigable _________.
Balloon
On January 11, 1935, this American woman completed the first solo flight from Hawaii to California.
Amelia Earhart
voting
On January 17, 1893, the _____________ monarchy was overthrown, and they were later added as a state.
Hawaiian
On February 17, 1963, this basketball legend was born "in the air".
Michael Jordan
On January 6, 1838, Samuel ______ demonstrated a telegraph machine that used electric impulses to transmit encoded messages. This revolutionized long distance communication.
Morse
On February 23, 1945, a group of soldiers raised an American flag on a hill on this Pacific Island after winning the battle there.
Iwo Jima
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On February 16, 1923, this pharaoh's tomb was opened after it was found untouched for thousand's of years.
King Tut
On January 9, 1493, Christopher Columbus saw this animal, but thought them to be a mermaid.
Manatee
Alexander Graham Bell patented this invention on March 7, 1876.
Telephone
Alaska purchase
On March 21, 1965, the march from Selma to _______________ started and was led by MLK Jr.
Montgomery
On January 19, 1955, President Eisenhower held the first _____________ presidential press conference.
Televised
On January 27, 1945, this concentration camp in Germany was liberated by the Soviets during World War II.
Auschwitz
On April 3, 1860, the Pony Express debuted. The relay of horses with riders traveled from Missouri to __________.
California
On March 22, 1765, the British passed the Stamp Act to be enforced on the American colonies. This was one of how many acts in total that led to the colonies seeking independence.
4
On February 1, 1960, a group started a sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter in ___________, NC.
Greensboro
On February 7, 1613, Michael __________ became the first czar of Russia.
Romanov
On January 26, 1788, this group of people were sent to settle Australia.
Convicts
On March 20, 1999, Piccard and Jones finished their ___________________ of the globe in a balloon.
Circumnavigation
On February 22, 1980, the United States men's hockey team defeated the Soviet Union during the semi-finals at the Olympics. This event is referred to as.....
the Miracle on Ice
What was the name of the first black student who desegregated an all-white school in Louisiana in 1960?
Ruby Bridges
On March 27, 47BCE, this Egyptian queen was reinstated with the help of Julius Caesar.
Cleopatra
These two presidents died on July 4, 1826, exactly 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed, which they both helped to create.
Jefferson and Adams