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Christopher led his three ships the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. His idea was to to sail west to asia (the Indies), where he could find valuables. He discovered America on October 12, 1492.
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John Cabot was an Italian navigator and explorer. The first European to encounter with North America since the Norse Vikings in the eleventh century. He landed on the island of Newfoundland.
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Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes in the sixteenth century. In his expedition, he had mistaken the St. Lawrence River for a bay and did not investigate it. He later found out what it was.
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Sir Walter Raleigh was named the governor of Roanoke Island by Queen Elizabeth. Raleigh, NC is named after him.
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Captain John Smith was an adventurer and soldier. He was also one of the founders of the Jamestown. Smith also led expeditions exploring Chesapeake Bay and the New England coast.
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Twenty slaves in Virgina Aficns brought to Jamestown are the first slaves imported into Britains North American colonies. Like indentured servants, they were probably freed after a fixedperiod of service.
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The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the colonists.
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The Boston Latin School is a public school founded in Boston, Massachusetts. It is both the first public school and oldest existing school in the U.S.
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Colinal North America's slave trade begins when the first American slave carrier, Desire, is built and launched in Massachusetts.
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Harvard University is a private Ivy League university. It was established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the U.S.
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The English Bill of Rights was a re-statement in statutory form of the Declaration of Right. It lays down limits on the powers of sovereign.
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Franklin knew lightning was electricity while other scientists did, also; Franklin wanted to prove it. He loved things with electricity With Ben's previous knowledge and major new findings he proved lightning was electricity with the lightning rod by having a church steeple act as the lightning rod.
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The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America.
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The proclamation, in effect, closed off the frontier to colonial expansion. The King and his council presented the proclamation as a measure to calm the fears of the Indians, who felt that the colonists would drive them from their lands as they expanded westward.
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The Stamp Act was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America.
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Santa Claus is a described as a plump, jolly, bearded man wearing a red coat with white collar and cuffs, white-cuffed red trousers, and black leather belt and boots. Named St. Nick.
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The Revolution War began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.
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The Declaration Of Independence announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states.
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Veront is the 1st colony to free all of their slaves.
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The Articles of Confederation was an agreement among the 13 founding states that legally established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution.
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A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.
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The largest city in Delaware is Wilmington.
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The nickname for Pennsylvaina Keystone State.
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Thw state capital of New Jersey is Trenton.
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Georgia was named to honor King George II of England.
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The state song for Conecticut is Yankee Doodle.
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Massachusets borders Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont.
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The largest city in Maryland is Baltimore.
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The major industries is farming (tobacco, soybeans), textiles, manufacturing chemicals, processed foods, machinery, electronics, paper products, tourism.
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New Hampshire was the 9th state in the USA.
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Virginia has 95 differn't counties
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The state nickname is The Empire State.
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Episcopalian is Washington's religion.
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The state capital is Raleigh.
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4 million
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The state capital, and bigest city is Providence.
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A bill of rights is a list of the most important rights of the citizens of a country.
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The state song is These Green Mountains for Vermont.
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The state nickname is Bluegrass State.
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, An occupation formerly done by hand.The fibers are processed into cotton goods, and the seeds can be used to grow more cotton or to produce some cottonseed oil.
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The 11th Amendment deals with each state's sovereign immunity.
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The name Tennessee came from a Cherokee village in the region that is called "Tanasie.
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Adams was the first person to live in the White House.
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5.3 Million
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Thomas' nickname was "Man Of The People".
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The state song is Beautiful Ohio.
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The 12th Amendment provides the procedure for electing the President and Vice President.
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Madison graduated out of the college of New Jersey.
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7.2 Million
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The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire.
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The state motto is "Union, Justice, and Confidence ".
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The state nickname is Hoosier State.
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It is the state's longest running university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan.
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Monroe was the first president to ride on a steamboat.
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There is 82 counties in Mississippi.
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Illinois borders Lake Michigan.
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Alabama was the 22nd state in the USA.
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9.6 Million
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The state song is "State of Maine Song".
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Missouri is the 21st biggest state in the USA.
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Adams was the first president to be photographed.
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Sylvester Graham invented the graham cracker. It is called a cracker, but it is sweet rather than salty and like a cookie—digestive biscuits are the closest guess to compare.
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Jackson was the first president born in a log cabin.
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12.8 Million
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The Removal Act was strongly supported in the South, where states were eager to gain access to lands inhabited by the Five Civilized Tribes.
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Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, worthy for having been the first American institution of higher educating to regularly admit women and black students.
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Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, worthy for having been the first American institution of higher educating to regularly admit women and black students.
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The Texas Revoution was an armed conflict between Mexico and settlers in the Texas.
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The state capital is Little Rock.
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Michigan is the eighth most populous state in the USA.
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Burens nickname was "The Little Magician".
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17 Million
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Harrison's father was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Five years after leaving office, Tyler was so poor he was unable to pay a bill for $1.25 until he had sold his corn crop.
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In the 1830s, it seemed as though the rubber industry in America was going down. The new rubber was unstable, cracking in the winter. By heating sulfur- and lead-fortified rubber at a low temperature, he could render the rubber melt-proof and suitable for daily procedure. He later patented it in 1844
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Cartwright is thought to be the first person to draw a picture of a diamond shaped baseball field. Cartwright was named the inventor of the modern game of baseball.
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The state song is "Swanee River".
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Polks nickname was "Young Hickory".
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President Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas
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The Mexican American War was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S.
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Iowa has exactly 99 counties.
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A doughnut is a fried dough food and is popular in many countries and prepared in different forms as a sweet. It was invented by Elizabeth Gregory as she was required to make food so her shipmates would not die of scurvy or cold on a New England ship
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People in Wisconsin are called Wisconsinites.
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November 7, 1848 was the first time a presidential election was held on the same day in every state Which was when he was allected.
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23 Million
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The White House's first library, bathtub and kitchen stove were installed by the Fillmores
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California's state motto is "Eureka".
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Pierce was wounded during the Mexican War.
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MSU sponsers the studies of packaging, hospitality business, telecommunication and music therapy.
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Buchanan' nickname was "Old Buck".
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On March 30, 1858, Hymen Lipman received the first patent for attaching an eraser to the end of a pencil. It was later invalidated because it was awarded to be simply a composite of two objects rather than an entirely new good.
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Minnesota's state beverage is milk.
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Oregon's state dance is the folk dance.
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Benjamin Tyler Henry was a U.S. gunsmith and manufacturer. He was the inventor of the Henry rifle, the first reliable lever-action repeating rifle.
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31.4 Million
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Dr. Richard Gatling patented his creation of the "Gatling Gun", a six-barreled weapon good for firing a (then) outstanding 200 rounds per minute.
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The The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. It was a war between the north,and the south.
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Kansas' major industries includes agriculture.
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At 6 foot, 4 inches, Lincoln was the tallest president
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Jelly beans are a small sugary treat invented by William Schrafft. He begged people to give his jelly beans to soldiers during the American Civil War.
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The first breakfast cereal, Granula was invented by James Caleb jacksonin 1863 . The cereal never became popular since it was inconvenient, as the heavy bran nuggets needed soaking overnight before they were tender enough to enjoy.
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West Virginia's state colors are old gold and blue.
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Nevada only has 16 counties (plus 1 independent city).
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In the 13th Amendment there was a abortion of all slavery. All slaves were freed unless people were illegally keeping them.
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Johnson was a United States Senator, 1857-62.
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Kool-Aid is Nebraska's state drink.
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The 4th Amendment sates its Due Process Clause prohibits state and local governments from depriving persons of life, liberty, or property without certain steps being taken to ensure fairness.Its Equal Protection Clause requires each state to provide equal protection under the law to all people within its jurisdiction.
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Walter Camp was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". With John Heisman, and Amos Alonzo Stagg, Walter was one of the most accomplished people in the early history of American football.
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Association football, commonly known as soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a round ball. The first game was played between Princeton and Rutgers.
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Grants nickname was "Hero of Appomattox".
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38.6 Million
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In 1870 African Americans' had the right to vote just like everyone else did.
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The 15th Amendment states to the United States Constitution prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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Levi Strauss was a German-Jewish immigrant to the United States who founded the first company to make blue jeans. Very stylish in today's world.
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Denver is Colorado's largest city and is the state capital.
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Seth Wheeler of New York, obtained the earliest United States patents for toilet paper and dispensers, the types of which eventually were in common usage in that country. Toilet paper is for good hygiene.
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Edison had many fails at trying to create a light that consistantly stays on. He created the first light bulb and it made life a million times better.
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50.1 Million
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James was the first president to campaign in two languages -- English and German.
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Chester's nickname was "Elegant Arthur".
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Grover is the only president to serve two nonconsecutive terms.
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Coca Cola is a soft drink name. It is one of the popular sodas to this day.
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Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It's basically baseball but the ball is much bigger and mostly played by women. George hancock created it.
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Harrison earned $50,000 per year.
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In North Dakota they enjoy the square dance.
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South Dakota contains Mount Rushmore.
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Montana is the 44th most populous state.
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Washington is named after 1st president George Washington.
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Stop signs originated in Michigan in 1915. The earlier ones had black letters on a white background and were 24 by 24 inches somewhat smaller than the sign today.
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Idaho is nicknamed the "gem state".
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Wyoming residents are called Wyomingites.
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Central Michigan University is one of the nation’s 100 largest public universities and the fourth biggest in Michigan. They are nicknamed the "Chippewas"
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The radio is a device that plays all sorts of music and news. They've gone to boom boxes to Ipods. It was created by Nikosha Tesla.
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Cleveland was the only president married in the White House.
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Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of six players are divided by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.
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Corn Flakes is a dry breakfast cereal created by Will Keith Kellogg.
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Idaho's state motto is "Industry".
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Oldsmobile was a brand of automobile produced the majority of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897
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William's religion is Methodist.
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76.2 Million
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Henry Ford was the first creator of the assembly line. It was a series of workers wworking on a specific psrt of a car and passing it down the next person.
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Roosevelt's nickname was "Teddy".
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The teddy bear was name after President Theodore Rossevelt after he came across a wounded bear while he was hunting.
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David Evans Strickler, a pharmacist at Tassel Pharmacy in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, who liked inventing sundaes at the store's pop fountain, invented the banana-based triple ice cream sundae in 1904. The sundae originally costed 10 cents.
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Oklahoma is the 20th biggest state.
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Taft's occupation was a lawyer and public official.
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92.2 Million
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New Mexico's state bird is the roadrunner.
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Arizona named a lake after Theorore Roosevelt.
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The 16th Amendment allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on Census results.
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Wilson earned $75,000/year.
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The 17th Amendment established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.
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World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers.
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The 18th Amendment prohibits alcohal.
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106 Million
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Harding was the first newspaper publisher to be president.
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calvin's religion was Congregationalist.
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Kool-Aid was created by Edwin Perkins in Hastings, Nebraska. All of his experiments weree in his mother's kitchen. Kool Aid is a flavored drink mix.
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Television is a screen displaying a show, movie, or news report. Philo T. Fransworth created it. They have advanced throughout the years.
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Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character made in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at The Walt Disney Studio. Mickey is a black mouse with white gloves.
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Walter Diemer, an accountant for the Fleer Chewing Gum Company in Philadelphia, was experimenting with new gum recipes. One recipe found to be less sticky than regular chewing gum, and stretched easier. This gum became known as Double Bubble.
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Hoover's occupation was an engineer.
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123 Million
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The first electrically amplified guitar was created by George Beauchamp. An electric guitar makes a less soft sound as oppose to a regular guitar.
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The 20th Amendment establishes the beginning and ending of the terms of the elected federal offices.
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Franklin's nickname was "FDR".
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The 21st Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition.
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The first commercial offering of soft serve ice cream was in 1938 by J.F. "Grandpa" McCullough and his son Alex McCullough, soon to be cofounders of the ice cream and fast food chain restaurants.
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World War 2 involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history.
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132 Million
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Truman's political party was Democrat.
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A video game is a televison game played to entertain a certain person, mostly kids. It includes a controller of some sort.
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151 Million
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The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea.
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The 22nd Amendment sets a term limit for the President of the United States.
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The first patent for a barcode product was issued to inventors Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver on October 7, 1952. The barcode was U.S. patent # 2,612,994. It was described to look like a "bull's eye".
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Dwight was a soldier.
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RCA-owned NBC first used video tape on the Johnathan Winters Show. Video tapes have advanced through the years.
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Alaska has no bordering states.
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Hawaii only has five counties.
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179.3 Million
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The Vietnam War was a cold war in vietnam supported by many areas.
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Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas Texas. He had spent little more than a thousand days in office before being assassinated.
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The 23rd Amendment permits citizens in the District of Columbia to vote for Electors for President and Vice President
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Duglas Engelbart at the Stanford Research Institute invented the first mouse prototype in 1963, with the help of his colleague Bill English. A computer mouse points to somethingon a computer and clicks.
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Johnson' nickname was "LBJ".
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Buffalo Wings are a variety of chicken wings, hot, spicy, barbecue, etc. Usually sold in sports bars.
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The 24th Amendment prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax.
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A compact disc is a circular, thin device that plays music, television shows, etc. Sony first piblished a succesful CD.
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A minicomputer was a gigantic computer of various parts. It was the first computer to be created. It costed $8000.
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The 25th Amendment deals with succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities.
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Nixon is the only U.S. President who resigned from office.
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203 Million
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Computer engineer, Ray Tomlinson invented internet based email in late 1971. Email helped you send mail electronically to other people.
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The 26th Amendment states that the voting age is now 18.
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The first hand-held mobile phone was demonstrated by Dr. Martin Cooper of Motorola in 1973, weighing 2 1/2 lbs.
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Ford was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.
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Carters nickname was "Jimmy".
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226.5 Million
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Released in 1981, the Epson HX-20, a battery powered portable computer, with a 20-character by 4 line LCD display and a built-in printer.
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reagan lived to be 93 years old, the longest living president.
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The Nintendo Entertainment System is a video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985. You played video games on it.
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Bush's nickname was "Poppy".
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248.7 Million
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The Persian Golf War was a war with thirty-four nations led by the United States, against Iraq.
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prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of the Congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives.
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President Clinton was the first president to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War.
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281.4 Million
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The ipod was the first device where you did not need a CD to listen to music. It was in a compact handheld case.
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George was one of two managing general partners of the Texas Rangers baseball team from 1989-1994.
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The US Invasion of Afghanistan the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the Afghan United Front. The primary driver of the invasion was the September 11 attacks on the United States.
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The Invasion of Iraq troops from the United States, the United Kingdom and smaller contingents from Australia, Poland and Spain invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations.
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Barack was the first African american president.
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308.7 Million
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The 19th Amendment allows women to vote, and so that the president is not based on men.
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