Fact
of the Days |
| Fact
of the Day for 8/22: On this day in 1775, England's King George III proclaimed
the American colonies in a state of open rebellion. |
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1) Fact of the Day for 8/23: On this day in 1927, Italian-born anarchists
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed in Boston for the murders of
two men during a 1920 robbery. |
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6) Fact of the Day for 8/24: Yesterday in 1927, Italian-born anarchists
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed in Boston for the murders of
two men during a 1920 robbery. |
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1) Fact of the Day for 8/27: Today
in 1859, Edwin L. Drake drilled the first successful U.S. oil well near Titusville,
Pa. |
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6) Fact of the Day for 8/28: Yesterday
in 1859, Edwin L. Drake drilled the first successful U.S. oil well near Titusville,
Pa. |
| Fact
of the Day for 8/29: Today in 1533,
The last Incan king, Atahualpa, was murdered on orders from Spanish conqueror
Francisco Pizarro. |
(Period
1) Fact of the Day for 8/30: Today
in 1983, Guion S. Bluford Jr. became the first black American astronaut
to travel in space when he blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
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6) Fact of the Day for 8/31: Yesterday
in 1983, Guion S. Bluford Jr. became the first black American astronaut
to travel in space when he blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger. |
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1) Fact of the Day for 9/4: Today in 1781,
Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers. |
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6) Fact of the Day for 9/5: Yesterday
in 1781, Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers. |
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1) Fact of the
Day for 9/6: Today in 1901, President William B. McKinley was shot and mortally
wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo,
N.Y |
| (Period
6) Fact of the
Day for 9/7: Yesterday in 1901, President William B. McKinley was shot and
mortally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in
Buffalo, N.Y |
| (Period
1) Fact of the
Day for 9/10: Today in 1608, John Smith was elected president of the Jamestown
colony council in Virginia. |
| (Period
6) Fact of the
Day for 9/11: Yesterday in 1608, John Smith was elected president of the Jamestown
colony council in Virginia. |
(Periods
1) Fact of the Day for 9/27: Today in 1779, John Adams was named to
negotiate the Revolutionary War's peace terms with Britain.
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(Period
6) Fact of the Day for 9/28: Yesterday in 1779, John Adams was named
to negotiate the Revolutionary War's peace terms with Britain.
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(Period
1) Fact of the Day for
10/8: Today in 1918
Sgt. Alvin C. York almost single-handedly killed 25 German soldiers and captured
132 in the Argonne Forest in France.
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| (Period
6) Fact of the Day for
10/9: Yesterday
in 1918 Sgt. Alvin C. York almost single-handedly killed 25 German soldiers and
captured 132 in the Argonne Forest in France. |
| (Period
1) Fact of the Day for 10/12: Today in 1811, the first steam-powered
ferryboat, the Juliana, was put into operation between New York City and Hoboken,
N.J. |
| (Period
6) Fact of the Day for 10/12: Yesterday in 1811, the first steam-powered
ferryboat, the Juliana, was put into operation between New York City and Hoboken,
N.J. |
| Fact
of the Day for 10/15: Today
in 1860, Eleven-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, N.Y., wrote a letter to presidential
candidate Abraham Lincoln, suggesting he could improve his appearance by growing
a beard. |
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of the 1st 9 weeks |
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1) Fact of the Day for
10/29: Today in
1929, stock prices collapsed on the New York Stock Exchange amid panic selling.
Thousands of investors were wiped out. It was known as Black Tuesday or the Great
Crash |
| (Period
6) Fact of the Day for 10/30: Yesterday
in 1929, stock prices collapsed on the New York Stock Exchange amid panic selling.
Thousands of investors were wiped out. It was known as Black Tuesday or the Great
Crash |
| Fact
of the Day for 10/31: Today
in 1735, John Adams, the second president of the United States, was born in Braintree,
Mass. |
| (Period
1) Fact of the Day for 11/1: Today in 1765, The Stamp Act went into
effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists. |
| (Period
6) Fact of the Day for 11/2: Yesterday in 1765, The Stamp Act went
into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists. |
| (Period
1) Fact of the Day for 11/5:
Today in 1872, Suffragist
Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in a presidential election.
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| (Period
6) Fact of the Day for 11/6:
Yesterday in 1872,
Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in a presidential
election. |
Fact
of the Day for 11/7:
Today in 1874 The Republican Party was symbolized as an elephant for the first
time, in a cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly magazine.
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(Period
1) Fact of the Day for 11/8:
Today in 1892, Former President Grover Cleveland beat incumbent Benjamin Harrison,
becoming the only president to win non-consecutive terms in the White House.
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| (Period
6) Fact of the Day for 11/9:
Yesterday in 1892, Former President Grover Cleveland beat incumbent Benjamin
Harrison, becoming the only president to win non-consecutive terms in the White
House. |
| (Period
1) Fact of the
Day for 11/12: This past Sunday, at the 11th hour, on the 11th day, of the
11th month of 1918, the Great War ends (World War I) |
| (Period
6) Fact of the
Day for 11/13: This past Sunday, at the 11th hour, on the 11th day, of the
11th month of 1918, the Great War ends (World War I) |
| (Period
1) Fact of the
Day for 11/26: Today in 1789, a day of thanksgiving was set aside by President
George Washington to observe the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. |
| (Period
6) Fact of the
Day for 11/27: Yesterday in 1789, a day of thanksgiving was set aside by President
George Washington to observe the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Fact
of the Day for 11/28: Today in 1995, President Bill Clinton signed
a bill that ended the federal 55 mph speed limit. |
| (Period
1) Fact of the
Day for 11/29: Tomorrow in 1782, the United States and Britain signed
preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War. |
| (Period
6) Fact of the
Day for 11/30: Today in 1782, the United States and Britain signed
preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War. |
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1) Fact of the
Day for 12/3: Tomorrow in 1945, the Senate approved U.S. participation in
the United Nations. |
| (Period
6) Fact of
the Day for 12/4: Today in 1945, the Senate approved U.S. participation in
the United Nations. |
| Fact
of the Day for 12/5: Today
in 1933, national Prohibition came to an end as the 36th state ratified the 21st
Amendment to the Constitution, repealing the 18th Amendment. |
| (Period
1) Fact of the
Day for 12/6: Today in 1889, Jefferson Davis, the first and only president
of the Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans at age 81.(Bombing
of Pearl Harbor - December 7th, 1941) |
| (Period
6) Fact of the
Day for 12/7: Yesterday in 1889 Jefferson Davis, the first and only president
of the Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans at age 81. (Bombing
of Pearl Harbor - December 7th, 1941) |
| (Period
1) Fact of the
Day for 12/10: Tomorrow in 1941, Germany and Italy declared war on the United
States; the U.S. responded in kind. |
| (Period
6) Fact of the
Day for 12/11: Today in 1941, Germany and Italy declared war on the United
States; the U.S. responded in kind. |
| Fact
of the Day for 12/12: Today
in 1870, Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina took his seat in the U.S. House of
Representatives, becoming the first black congressman. |
| (Period
1) Fact of the
Day for 12/13: Today in 1862, Confederate forces dealt Union troops
a major defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg. |
| (Period
6) Fact of the
Day for 12/14: Yesterday in 1862, Confederate forces dealt Union troops
a major defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg. |
| (Period
1) Fact of the
Day for 1/7: Today in 1789, the first U.S. presidential election is
held |
| (Period
6) Fact of the
Day for 1/8: Yesterday in 1789, the first U.S. presidential election
is held |
| (Periods
1) Fact of the Day for 1/10: Today in 1935, aviator Amelia Earhart
began a trip from Honolulu to Oakland, Calif., becoming the first woman to fly
solo across the Pacific Ocean. |
| (Period
6) Fact of the Day for 1/11: Yesterday in 1935, aviator Amelia Earhart
began a trip from Honolulu to Oakland, Calif., becoming the first woman to fly
solo across the Pacific Ocean. |
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of the 2nd 9 weeks |
| Fact
of the Day for 1/22: Today in 1973, the Supreme Court handed down its Roe
vs. Wade decision, which legalized abortion |
| Fact
of the Day for 1/24: Today in 1848, James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget
at Sutter's Mill in northern California, sparking the gold rush of '49. |
| (Periods
1) Fact of the Day for 1/28: Today in 1986, space shuttle Challenger
exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew
members. |
| (Period
6) Fact of the Day for 1/29: Yesterday in 1986, space shuttle
Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all
seven crew members. |
| (Periods
1) Fact of the Day for 2/4: Yesterday in 1958, Rock 'n' roll stars
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died
in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. |
| (Period
6) Fact of the Day for 2/5: Last Sunday in 1958, Rock 'n' roll
stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson
died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. |
| Fact
of the Day for 2/6:
Today in 1899 A peace treaty between the United States and Spain was ratified
by the U.S. Senate thus officially ending the Spanish American War. |
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