Holidays
Pasadena, California starts the New Year with annual event.
What is the Tournament of Roses Parade
In 1620 this vessel set sail with 102 passengers bound for a new life in a new land
What is the Mayflower
Four United States Presidents have left office when they died by this means
What is assasination
Take me out to the ballgame, buy me some peanuts and............
What are Crackerjacks
One of the costliest hurricanes in New England history. The second named storm and first hurricane of the 1991 Atlantic hurricane season
What is hurricane Bob
We celebrate the Irish with this man, believed to have come from Scotland.
Who is Saint Patrick
On December 16, 1773 the Son of Liberty boarded ships in Boston harbor and threw this overboard.
What is chests of tea
On October 10, 1973, this vice-president became the second to resign, after an investigation into tax fraud came to light
Who is Spiro Agnew
Dr Suess wrote this book about this unappealing breakfast food with ham
What are green eggs
August 21, 2017 a portion of the United States experienced this rare moment of daytime darkness
What is a total solar sclipse
The day we celebrate the signing of a document, penned by Thomas Jefferson
What is July 4th
On April 30, 1789 this man was sworn in as the president of the United States
Who is George Washington
This vice president became the youngest man to serve as president when President William McKinley was assasinated on September 14, 1901
Who is Theodore Roosevelt
In New York delis, a popular fish to have with your bagel
What are lox
A form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow
What is sleet
We remember those who served in all wars, on the anniversary of this conflict's end
What is World War I
In August of 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr led a march on Washington and a gave this speech
What is I Have a Dream
The only United States president to be elected four times
Who is Franklin Roosevelt
The sandwich, first created in the early 20th century using peanut butter as it secondary ingredient, was invented in Massachusetts
What is fluffernutter
New England name for a synoptic-scale extratropical cyclone in the western North Atlantic Ocean
What is a nor'easter
Gather the family, roast the turkey, serve up some apple pie, on this Thursday in November
What is the 4th THursday
Christa McAuliffe was a New Hampshire schoolteacher when she died on January 28, 1986 along with several others in the disaster above Cape Canaveral
What is the Challenger crash
This singer/actor/comedian, who had made a name for himself as a duo with his first wife, died in a skiing accident while serving as a Republican congressman from California
Who is Sonny Bono
A New England staple for decades, it was famous for the ad with fellow saying in his sleep, "it's time to make the donuts"
What is Dunkin Donuts
The concentration of water vapor present in the air
What is humidity