Statistics for The History of the United States, Every Year

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Year	Event	Answer	% Correct
1777	This federal holiday - established to celebrate the harvest of the past year - is celebrated for the first time. It is modelled on a feast shared by the Pilgrims.	Thanksgiving	100%
1780	This American-born military officer, previously entrusted by George Washington, deflects to the British side of the Revolutionary War.	Benedict Arnold	81%
1784	Britain receives its first bales of this American-imported crop. This would come to define the Southern region of the country.	Cotton	81%
1785	Delegates from Virginia and Maryland meet at the Mount Vernon Conference to discuss the use of this Mid-Atlantic bay: the largest estuary in the United States.	Chesapeake Bay	73%
1776	Founding Father Thomas Paine publishes this pamphlet advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.	Common Sense	73%
1791	The First Bank of the United States is chartered for 20 years, with its headquarters in this city.	Philadelphia	69%
1802	The United States Military Academy is established at this fortified site in New York. It is still open to this day.	West Point	65%
1825	This canal is opened, granting passage from Albany, New York to the Great Lakes; it is the first navigable waterway joining the Atlantic Ocean to these lakes.	Erie Canal	62%
2003	The United States government claims that Saddam Hussein's Iraqi government is in possession of "weapons of ____ ___________".	Mass Destruction	62%
1783	The American Revolution officially ends with the signature of this treaty. It set the boundaries between British North America and the United States.	Treaty of Paris	62%
1836	This pivotal military engagement in the Texas Revolution occurs, later culminating in the defeat of the Mexican army and the formation of the Republic of Texas.	Battle of the Alamo	58%
1805	This naval war between Tripolitania and the United States - fought over American refusal to pay of tribute to piratical rulers of North Africa - ceases.	First Barbary War	58%
1812	The Boston Gazette coins this term, referring to legislation creating oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win re-election.	Gerrymander	58%
1908	This automobile by the Ford Motor Company: the first affordable car, is officially launched at the initial price of $850 (~$28,000, adjusted for inflation, in 2023).	Model T	58%
1865	With the end of the Civil War, and the initiation of the presence of Union troops in former Confederate states to defend newly freed slaves, this period begins.	Reconstruction	58%
1787	The first of these 85 essays is published - to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution.	The Federalist Papers	58%
1845	This narrative poem by Edgar Allan Poe is first published, noted for its musicality, stylised language and supernatural atmosphere.	The Raven	58%
1838	This forced displacement of 60,000 people from the 'Five Civilised Tribes' to modern-day Oklahoma leads to the death of thousands of innocent native Indians.	Trail of Tears	58%
1852	This novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe - depicting the harsh conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans - is published in Boston.	Uncle Tom's Cabin	58%
1945	This World War II meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin is held in Crimea, to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe.	Yalta Conference	58%
1850	This abolitionist and social activist, later an advocate for woman's suffrage, becomes an official conductor of the Underground Railroad.	Harriet Tubman	54%
1837	This manufacturer begins his agricultural manufacturing business in Grand Detour, Illinois, now known for its tractors and other heavy equipment.	John Deere	54%
1919	The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution goes into effect, authorising this federal process, which lasted until 1933.	Prohibition	54%
1829	A prominent British chemist and mineralogist leaves a bequest of £100,000 to fund this institution, which presently holds 154 million archived items.	Smithsonian Institution	54%
1911	The United States Supreme Court declares this company - founded principally by John D. Rockefeller - an "unreasonable monopoly" and orders its dissolution.	Standard Oil	54%
1938	Orson's Welles' radio adaptation of this H.G. Wells novel - on the radio series: 'The Mercury Theatre in the Air' - is broadcast, leading to mass panic.	The War of the Worlds	54%
1843	This Mexican President announces that the annexation of Texas by the United States would be considered an act of war by Mexico.	Antonio López de Santa Anna	50%
1951	This television sitcom, starring Lucille Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz, makes its television debut on CBS.	I Love Lucy	50%
1917	This award for achievements in journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States is first distributed.	Pulitzer Prize	50%
1816	Due to an observed persistent "dry fog" and an average decrease in temperature of 0.4-0.7°C (0.7-1°F), this year is known as the 'Year Without a ______'.	Summer	50%
1895	The gold reserve of the United States Treasury is saved when this wealthy Ashkenazi Jewish family, originally from Frankfurt, loan $65 million worth of gold.	The Rothschilds	50%
1847	This religious leader - the second president of the LDS Church - along with 148 Mormon pioneers, arrive in modern-day Utah - hence establishing Salt Lake City.	Brigham Young	46%
1980	Millions of viewers tune into this prime-time television soap opera to learn who shot the lead character J. R. Ewing.	Dallas	46%
1932	A sequence of natural disasters begin in Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, leading to the start of these storms in the United States.	Dust Bowl	46%
1849	The present fifth-largest city in Texas, in the county seat of Tarrant County, is founded. It is known as "where the West begins".	Fort Worth	46%
1993	The North American ____ _____ Agreement is signed by Canada, the United States and Mexico: establishing a trilateral economic bloc in the continent.	Free Trade	46%
1954	Joseph Welch lashes out at this Senator of Wisconsin in a hearing on the issue of Communism with the army, saying, 'Have you, at long last, no decency?'	Joseph McCarthy	46%
1841	The Supreme Court rules that the Africans who took control of this Spanish vessel had been enslaved illegally; having then been shipped off to Cuba.	La Amistad	46%
1877	Thomas Edison announces his first 'great' invention: a machine that can record sound and store it as etchings on wax cylinders or discs.	Phonograph	46%
1979	After false radio reports from this Ayatollah that the Americans had captured the Grand Mosque in Mecca, its embassy in Pakistan is attacked by a mob.	Ruhollah Khomeini	46%
1936	Margaret Mitchell's novel: 'Gone with the Wind', is first published. It is centred around this female character: the spoiled daughter of a plantation owner.	Scarlett O'Hara	46%
1798	The Alien and ________ Acts become law, criminalising the publication or writing of false or malicious statements about the United States government.	Sedition	46%
1792	The Coinage Act is passed, establishing this bureau responsible for producing coinage and conducting trade and commerce within the nation.	United States Mint	46%
1790	This federal system is established, granting rights to inventors of a "new, useful" "process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter".	United States Patent System	46%
1794	This violent protest occurs - primarily in western Pennsylvania - over taxation on distilled spirits imposed by the federal government	Whiskey Rebellion	46%
1920	This period of mass paranoia about the alleged spread of socialism, communism, and anarchism among American labourers commences.	First Red Scare	42%
1959	The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of modern art - designed by this architect - opens to the public in New York City.	Frank Lloyd Wright	42%
1810	Jacob John Astor founds the Pacific ___ Company, engaged in the commercial trade of a commodity sourced from animals.	Fur	42%
1881	This famous gunfight: a thirty-second shootout between lawmen led by Virgil Earp and a group of outlaws, takes place in Tombstone, Arizona Territory.	Gunfight at the O.K. Corral	42%
1840	In the presidential election of 1840, William Henry Harrison defeated incumbent Martin Van Buren. This Virginian is the former's running mate for vice president.	John Tyler	42%
1811	The Commissioners' Plan of 1811 is presented, depicting the design for the streets of this borough.	Manhattan	42%
1950	This syndicated daily and Sunday comic strip, written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, is first published in seven newspapers.	Peanuts	42%
1902	This annual American college football bowl game, between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California, for the first time.	Rose Bowl Game	42%
1925	This trial commences, in which a school teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, is arrested and prosecuted for teaching Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution.	Scopes Trial	42%
1858	This then-Senator of Illinois engages in publicised debates with Abraham Lincoln over slavery, especially regarding the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.	Stephen Douglas	42%
1915	This controversial, but highly advanced, film - by D. W. Griffith - praising the Ku Klux Klan and condemning the Black race, is first premiered.	The Birth of a Nation	42%
1992	In Super Bowl XXVI, the Buffalo Bills are defeated by this Washington football team 37–24 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.	Washington Redskins	42%
1867	Alaska is purchased for $7.2 million from Russia, by this United States Secretary of State. The media then described it as a "folly", due to its apparent lack of use.	William Seward	42%
2000	These potential computer errors occur - related to the formatting and storage of calendar data for dates in and after the year 2000.	Y2K Problem	42%
1955	The Disneyland theme park opens in this city in Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.	Anaheim	38%
2006	This digital optical data storage format is released, designed to supersede the DVD format - capable of storing several hours of high-definition video.	Blu-Ray	38%
1846	This group of American pioneers depart Independence, Missouri, on the Oregon Trail. Later, they become snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.	Donner Party	38%
1885	This stock market index - then representing the dollar average of fourteen stocks: twelve railroads and two leading American industries - is published.	Dow Jones Industrial Average	38%
1939	The classic colour musical film: 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' - produced by this film and media corporation - is premiered in movie theatres.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios	38%
1961	In his Farewell Address President Dwight Eisenhower warns of this abstract business relationship pertaining to the sale, purchase, and acquisition of arms.	Military-Industrial Complex	38%
1960	This professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh defeat the New York Yankees in the seventh game of the World Series.	Pittsburgh Pirates	38%
1963	In his inaugural speech, Alabama Governor George Wallace defiantly proclaims: "___________ now, ___________ tomorrow, and ___________ forever!"	Segregation	38%
1896	The United States Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson upholds racial segregation and promotes this three-word doctrine.	"Separate but equal"	38%
2007	This television game show airs its last episode hosted by Bob Barker, who had been its host since 1972.	The Price is Right	38%
1844	American chemist Charles Goodyear receives a patent for this process, which involves using sulfur to harder rubber, especially for use in motor tyres.	Vulcanisation	38%
1964	This commission to investigate the assassination of John F. Kennedy concludes that he was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald and that Oswald acted alone.	Warren Commission	38%
1978	These agreements signed by Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin - arranged by President Jimmy Carter - begin, leading to the 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty.	Camp David Accords	35%
1942	This Italian-born physicist creates the first nuclear reactor: the Chicago Pile-1, as part of the Manhattan Project.	Enrico Fermi	35%
1868	In the Battle of Washita River, this United States Army officer leads an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land with Chief Black Kettle, killing 103 of them.	George Armstrong Custer	35%
1943	This military campaign about an island - part of the Solomon Islands - in the Pacific theatre of World War II results in a United States victory against Japan.	Guadalcanal Campaign	35%
1897	This gold rush to Yukon commences when the first successful prospectors arrive in Seattle. Out of the original 100,000 miners, only 30,000 would arrive.	Klondike Gold Rush	35%
1889	President Grover Cleveland signs the Enabling Act, admitting four territories as U.S. States. On November 8, this region becomes the 41st state.	Montana	35%
1909	This civil rights organisation is formed by such figures as W. E. B. Du Bois and Ida B. Wells, on the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.	NAACP	35%
2011	This left-wing populist movement initiates in response to high unemployment, record executive bonuses, and extensive bailouts of the financial system.	Occupy Wall Street	35%
1916	During the Mexican Revolution, this general leads about 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against Columbus, New Mexico, killing twelve U.S. soldiers.	Pancho Villa	35%
1853	This diplomatic expedition is sent to the Tokugawa Shogunate, with the goal of forcing the end of Japan's 220-year-old policy of isolation - to open up trade.	Perry Expedition	35%
1918	President Woodrow Wilson delivers his Fourteen Points speech. The thirteenth one encourages the creation of this independent state.	Poland	35%
1835	This war between the United States and a group of Native Americans and Black Indians in Florida breaks out; it is regarded as the longest of the Indian conflicts.	Second Seminole War	35%
1904	The third Modern Olympic Games open in this city, lasting from 29 August to 3 September. It is the first time that the Olympic Games were held outside Europe.	St. Louis, Missouri	35%
1969	These spontaneous protests by members of the gay community mark the start of the modern gay rights movement in the United States.	Stonewall Riots	35%
1888	An international Congress for Women's Rights is opened in Washington, D.C., organised by this social reformer committed to women's suffrage.	Susan B. Anthony	35%
1871	William "Boss" Tweed - noted as the political boss of this Democratic Party political machine based in New York - is arrested for bribery.	Tammany Hall	35%
1892	This American monthly fashion and lifestyle magazine, based at One World Trade Center in New York City, is launched.	Vogue	35%
1998	This Pixar computer-animated comedy film - their second feature-length one - is released in theatres.	A Bug's Life	31%
1831	This French political philosopher visits the United States, inspiring his conservative social text 'Democracy in America'.	Alexis de Tocqueville	31%
1973	In 'The Battle of the Sexes', this tennis player defeats Bobby Riggs in a televised tennis match at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas.	Billie Jean King	31%
1899	The United States embarks on an 'Open Door Policy' in foreign affairs: one of trade and intervention, especially in reaction to this uprising in the Qing dynasty.	Boxer Rebellion	31%
1984	This civil rights activist delivers his speech: 'What The Future Holds For Farm Workers And Hispanics', at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.	Cesar Chaves	31%
1882	This United States federal law, signed by President Chester A. Arthur, is the first major law restricting immigration into the country.	Chinese Exclusion Act	31%
1995	The 67th Academy Awards are held at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, hosted by this late-night television talk host - whose show featured on NBC and CBS.	David Letterman	31%
1999	Traders of this energy company based in Houston, Texas, allegedly route 2,900 MWs of electricity destined for California to the town of Silver Peak, Nevada.	Enron	31%
1834	The Whig Party is officially named by this United States Senator of Kentucky, known for the Compromise of 1850 and his promotion of the American System.	Henry Clay	31%
1863	The first claim under this law - granting free ownership of government or public land in exchange for its development - is made for a farm in Nebraska.	Homestead Act	31%
1935	This United States senator, dubbed 'The Kingfish', makes the longest speech on Senate record, taking fifteen and a half hours and containing 150,000 words.	Huey Long	31%
1946	This Indian Prime Minister appeals to the United States and the Soviet Union to end nuclear testing and to start nuclear disarmament.	Jawaharlal Nehru	31%
1801	This American Founding Father is appointed the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, succeeding Oliver Ellsworth.	John Marshall	31%
1779	In the Battle of Flamborough Head, the American ship Bonhomme Richard - commanded by this naval captain - engages the British ship Serapis.	John Paul Jones	31%
1941	This law is enacted, under which the United States supplied the Allied nations with food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and 1945.	Lend-Lease Act	31%
1803	The landmark Supreme Court decision _______ v. Madison establishes the principle of judicial review.	Marbury	31%
1820	This law is enacted, with the hopes of maintaining an equal number of slave states and free states.	Missouri Compromise	31%
1987	This controversial religious broadcaster - associated with televangelicalism - announces his candidacy for the 1988 Republican presidential nomination.	Pat Robertson	31%
1855	This American industrialist opens a new factory for the manufacture of firearms in Hartford, Connecticut.	Samuel Colt	31%
1975	The Apollo-_____ Test Project is carried out by the United States and the Soviet Union, marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations.	Soyuz	31%
1928	The New York Yankees defeat this Missouri professional baseball team, 4 games to 0, to win their 3rd World Series Title.	St. Louis Cardinals	31%
1883	The first theatre of this genre of variety entertainment based in France - noted as a farce with music - is opened in Boston, Massachusetts.	Vaudeville	31%
1797	This diplomatic episode in the presidency of John Adams inflames, involving a confrontation between the United States and France, which led to the Quasi-War.	XYZ Affair	31%
2008	The colourised $5 bill is released, featuring this historical figure. Approximately 6% of paper currency produced by the U.S. Treasury in 2009 were $5 bills.	Abraham Lincoln	27%
2017	This renowned circus stages the final show in its 146-year history at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.	Barnum & Bailey Circus	27%
2009	This American financier pleads guilty to his investment scandal - concerning the largest Ponzi scheme in history, worth about $64.8 billion.	Bernie Madoff	27%
1962	Bob Dylan premieres this protest anti-war song - included on his album 'The Freewheelin' Bot Dylan - Gerde's Folk City in Greenwich Village, New York City.	Blowin' in the Wind	27%
1990	Congress passes this federal environmental law - intended to reduce and control air pollution nationwide.	Clean Air Act	27%
1817	With the inauguration of James Monroe as President, this political period begins - marked by a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans.	Era of Good Feelings	27%
1861	This battle fought in Prince William County, Virginia, is the first major battle of the American Civil War - resulting in a Confederate victory.	First Battle of Bull Run	27%
1887	This political era is undergoing: a time of rapid economic growth in the industrial sector, as well as corruption and power abuse by robber barons.	Gilded Age	27%
1985	President Ronald Reagan joins this West German Chancellor for a funeral service in Bitburg, including the graves of 59 elite S.S. troops from World War II.	Helmut Kohl	27%
1854	This American transcendentalist philosopher's novel: Walden, is published - a reflection on his simple living in a cabin over the course of two years.	Henry David Thoreau	27%
1983	The first restaurant of this fast-food chain opens in Clearwater, Florida - the owl is its mascot.	Hooters	27%
1824	This French aristocrat embarks on a tour of the then 24 states forming the Union. He visits President James Monroe at the White House.	Marquis de Lafayette	27%
1869	The 'golden spike' is driven in Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of this major engineering feat: the first of its kind in North America.	Pacific Railroad	27%
1977	This Grammy Award-winning Fleetwood Mac album is released, featuring such hit numbers as 'Go Your Own Way', 'Dreams', and 'Don't Stop'.	Rumours	27%
1786	This armed uprising begins in Western Massachusetts, in response to a debt crisis and in opposition to the state's efforts to heavily tax its citizens.	Shays' Rebellion	27%
1968	The Beatles announce the creation of this record label in New York City, which would later serve such artists as James Taylor and Badfinger.	Apple Records	23%
2021	The 240th anniversary of these crucial Federalist documents - the predecessors to the United States Constitution - is noted.	Articles of Confederation	23%
1827	The _________ and Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.	Baltimore	23%
2015	This American horse race: a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds in New York, takes place for the 147th time.	Belmont Stakes	23%
1912	This political activist - one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World - is nominated as the Socialist Party's candidate for President.	Eugene V. Debs	23%
1913	This central banking system - still in use to this day - is created by President Woodrow Wilson, largely due to the Panic of 1907.	Federal Reserve	23%
1900	This hurricane makes landfall in Southeast Texas, eventually killing 6,000-12,000 citizens - making it the deadliest natural disaster in United States history.	Galveston Hurricane	23%
1809	James Madison is sworn in as the fourth President, with this Founding Father - known for being the first governor of New York - as his Vice President.	George Clinton	23%
1826	The historical romance novel: 'The Last of the Mohicans' is first printed, written by this American author.	James Fenimore Cooper	23%
2018	President Donald Trump boasts on Twitter that his nuclear button is "much bigger" and "more powerful" than whose?	Kim Jong-un	23%
1957	This suspension bridge connecting the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan - at the time the longest of its kind between anchorages - opens to traffic.	Mackinac Bridge	23%
1981	The biographical sports drama film: 'Raging Bull' - directed by this film producer - wins the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and Best Actor.	Martin Scorsese	23%
1966	The Supreme Court case _______ v. Arizona rules that an arrested individual is entitled to rights against self-incrimination and to an attorney.	Miranda	23%
1956	This Broadway musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe - based on George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion' - debuts.	My Fair Lady	23%
1970	Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for this mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians during the Vietnam War, committed by the United States.	Mỹ Lai Massacre	23%
1795	The ______________ Act of 1795 is enacted, to increase the period of required residence from two to five years before granting citizenship.	Naturalization	23%
1894	Three thousand workers of a railroad car company go on strike to protest lowered wages without an equivalent reduction in expenses in Chicago.	Pullman Strike	23%
1924	This musical composition is written by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, combining elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects.	Rhapsody in Blue	23%
1974	This amusement park located twenty miles southeast of Trenton, New Jersey, is opened - including a water park named 'Hurricane Harbor'.	Six Flags Great Adventure	23%
1923	This political scandal boils over (pun intended) - which started when Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall leased Navy petroleum reserves in Wyoming.	Teapot Dome Scandal	23%
2010	This element - the 117th in the periodic table - is discovered. It is probably a metallic solid at room temperature, with properties similar to astatine.	Tennessine	23%
1989	Warner Communications and this new magazine business based in New York City announce plans for a formal merger.	Time	23%
1906	This writer and muckraker publishes 'The Jungle': a novel depicting the life of a contemporary immigrant family in Chicago working in the meat packing industry.	Upton Sinclair	23%
1808	The discovery of this type of coal in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, leads to coal being the key fuel source of America's industrial revolution.	Anthracite	19%
2001	As part of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, three cities are struck: New York City, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and _________ County, Virginia.	Arlington	19%
1856	Preston Brooks beats this Senator with a cane in the United States Senate, for a speech the latter gave disavowing the pro-slavery violence in Kansas.	Charles Sumner	19%
1986	The first artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which included this duo known for their steel-string acoustic guitar playing - formed in 1951.	Everly Brothers	19%
1976	Ford launches volume production of this supermini car at its Valencia plant - selling over 22 million units since release.	Ford Fiesta	19%
1944	This army officer, who later served as Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense under President Harry Truman, becomes the first Five-Star general.	George C. Marshall	19%
1940	This General of the Armies - the sole one - urges all-out aid to Britain in order to defend the Americas in a nationwide radio broadcast.	John J. Pershing	19%
2014	Microsoft announces that it is purchasing this Swedish video game developer - creator of the popular sandbox video game: Minecraft - for $2 billion.	Mojang Studios	19%
1833	This sectional political crisis, involving South Carolina's refusal to adopt the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832, comes to a close.	Nullification Crisis	19%
2004	The Spirit and ___________ rovers - launched by NASA - land on Mars. The latter remained active on the Red Planet for 5,111 sols (14 Earth years).	Opportunity	19%
1991	Indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the bombing of a Boeing 747-121 during this transatlantic flight are announced.	Pan Am Flight 103	19%
2023	A global banking crisis arises out of four American regional banks, with the largest being this firm operating in Santa Clara, California.	Silicon Valley Bank	19%
1997	This Senator of South Carolina - also known for his 24-hour long filibuster - becomes the longest-serving Senator, with a then-tenure of under 42 years.	Strom Thurmond	19%
1937	The United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add these members to the federal government.	Supreme Court Justices	19%
1815	The War of 1812 nears completion with this treaty; the results are inconclusive, but several indigenous nations are displaced from their territory.	Treaty of Ghent	19%
1799	As part of the Quasi-War, this United States Navy frigate captures the French frigate Insurgente.	USS Constellation	19%
1793	The epidemic of this disease occurs in Philadelphia, claiming the lives of 5,000 people - at the time, 10% of its population.	Yellow Fever	19%
1864	This naval and land engagement of the Civil War - fought over this crucial port on the Alabama coast - results in a Union victory.	Battle of Mobile Bay	15%
1922	This Californian species is hunted to extinction. Prior to Spanish settlement in the second half of the 1700s, approximately 10,000 of them inhabited the region.	California Grizzly Bear	15%
1933	This voluntary government work relief program, initially for unmarried men aged 18 to 25, commences as part of the New Deal.	Civilian Conservation Corps	15%
1982	This electronics company's _________ 64 8-bit home computer is launched - over the course of twelve years, selling approximately fifteen million units.	Commodore	15%
2002	This bear market of this stock market bubble reaches bottom; many online shipping and communication companies shut down or became devalued.	Dot-com Bubble	15%
1929	This national park in northwestern Wyoming - covering approximately 310,000 acres of land - is established by Congress.	Grand Teton National Park	15%
1907	This group of United States Navy battleships departs Hampton Roads, Virginia, on a fourteen-month circumnavigation of the globe.	Great White Fleet	15%
1886	This riot: the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labour demonstration in Chicago, Illinois, shores up national support for the eight-hour work day.	Haymarket Affair	15%
1988	In the vice presidential debate of the 1988 election, after Dan Quayle's assertion of his experience, Lloyd Bentsen replies: "Senator, you're no ____ _______".	Jack Kennedy	15%
1958	This political advocacy group is founded by a retired candy manufacturer, associated with ultraconservative, libertarian, and far-right politics.	John Birch Society	15%
2013	In the 85th Academy Awards, this Ang Lee adventure-drama film wins four awards, including Lee's second for Best Director,	Life of Pi	15%
1819	The Supreme Court decision McCulloch v. ________ rules that the Bank of the United States is constitutional, defining Congress' legislative authority.	Maryland	15%
1927	This musical drama film, directed by Alan Crosland, is the first "talkie" with a synchronised soundtrack, fostering the end of the silent film era.	The Jazz Singer	15%
1934	This comedy team - active from 1922 to 1970 - releases their first short: 'Woman Haters', directed by Archie Gottler.	The Three Stooges	15%
1848	This treaty is signed, ending the Mexican-American war and ceding to the United States virtually all of what becomes the southwestern part of the nation.	Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo	15%
1901	This industrial production firm based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - the first billion-dollar corporation - is incorporated by industrialist J. P. Morgan.	U.S. Steel	15%
2005	John Roberts is sworn in as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States, succeeding this Supreme Court Justice.	William Rehnquist	15%
1821	This private liberal arts college based in Massachusetts is founded by the then-president of Williams College Zephaniah Swift Moore.	Amherst College	12%
1781	This Revolutionary War battle is fought in South Carolina, which marks a crucial turning point in the American reconquest of the state from the British.	Battle of Cowpens	12%
1878	The Bland-Allison Act is passed, requiring the United States Treasury to buy some silver and put it into circulation, briefly restoring this monetary policy.	Bimetallism	12%
1972	This astronaut is the twelfth and last person to walk on the Moon, after jointly completing the third and final Extra-vehicular activity of Apollo 17.	Gene Cernan	12%
1898	In the Battle of Manilla Bay - the first of the Spanish-American War - this commodore - the only Admiral of the Navy - destroys the Spanish squadron.	George Dewey	12%
1823	Religious leader Joseph Smith first goes to the place containing these 'sacred' objects - the source from which he translated the Book of Mormon.	Golden Plates	12%
1874	This minor political party is established - advocating the issuing of non-gold backed currency to create inflation, hence making debts easier to pay.	Greenback Party	12%
1879	This political economist and journalist self-publishes his work: 'Progress and Poverty', in which he argues for land value taxation.	Henry George	12%
1910	This African-American boxer defeats white boxer James J. Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match, sparking race riots throughout the country.	Jack Johnson	12%
2019	This corporation supplying medical devices and pharmaceuticals is ordered to pay $572 million for contributing to the opioid crisis in Oklahoma.	Johnson & Johnson	12%
2016	This NASA space probe, built by the Lockheed Martin Corporation, enters the orbit of Jupiter.	Juno	12%
1893	The United States Marines intervene in Hawaii, resulting in the overthrow of this queen of the nation.	Liliʻuokalani	12%
1830	Sarah Josepha Hale - also known for campaigning for the completion of the Bunker Hill monument - has this renowned nursery rhyme published in Boston.	Mary Had a Little Lamb	12%
1862	Author Horace Greeley publishes an editorial in this newspaper, urging President Abraham Lincoln to make abolition of slavery an official aim of the war effort.	New-York Tribune	12%
1926	This engineer and physicist successfully launches the world's first liquid-fueled rocket at Auburn, Massachusetts.	Robert H. Goddard	12%
1890	This law is enacted, broadly prohibiting anticompetitive agreements and unilateral conduct that monopolises the relevant market.	Sherman Antitrust Act	12%
1930	This law is passed, raising U.S. Tariffs on 20,000 imported goods, leading to a freeze in international trade. It is said to have prolonged the Great Depression.	Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act	12%
1967	During the Six-Day War, this Israeli attack on a United States Navy research ship results in the death of 34 crew members but is concluded to be an accident.	USS Liberty Incident	12%
1914	United States troops withdraw from this constituent state in Mexico; Venustiano Carranza's troops take over and Carranza makes the town his headquarters.	Veracruz	12%
1971	The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, which deals with this legal election issue.	Voting Age	12%
1828	This minor party is formed in New York, being the earliest third party in the United States. It nominated William Wirt for president in the election of 1832.	Anti-Masonic Party	8%
1778	This Revolutionary War battle commences, fought in modern-day Freehold Borough, New Jersey. The result was inconclusive; it claimed 1,500 casualties.	Battle of Monmouth	8%
1813	This battle - part of the War of 1812 - results in an American victory against Tecumseh's Confederacy and their British Allies.	Battle of the Thames	8%
1814	The Battle of Horseshoe Bend - part of this war between the United States and the Muscogee tribes - occurs in northern Alabama.	Creek War	8%
1859	This American composer (probably) writes the folk song 'Dixie': one of the most distinctive pieces of Southern culture.	Dan Emmett	8%
2012	This Scottish driver wins the 96th Indianapolis 500 with the manufacturer Chip Ganassi Racing - being his third win there.	Dario Franchitti	8%
1804	This Northern city - at the time with a population of about a thousand people - is engulfed by a major fire, and is mostly destroyed.	Detroit	8%
1807	This highly controversial law is passed, which essentially prohibited trade between the United State and any foreign port.	Embargo Act of 1807	8%
1949	This modernist poet and critic, whose works include 'The Cantos', is awarded the first Bollingen Prize in poetry.	Ezra Pound	8%
1948	The first audio-recorded presidential debate in the United States is recorded, featuring New York Governor Thomas Dewey and this Minnesota Governor.	Harold Stassen	8%
1796	This treaty is officially put into effect, resolving issues between the United States and Great Britain following the Revolutionary War.	Jay Treaty	8%
1965	This Scottish racing driver wins the Indianapolis 500, and later wins the Formula One world driving championship in the same year.	Jim Clark	8%
1952	'4'33"': a controversial composition consisting of four minutes and thirty-three seconds of silence - by this composer - premiers in Woodstock, New York.	John Cage	8%
1872	This American-registered merchant brigantine is discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores Islands.	Mary Celeste	8%
1875	A murder conviction begins to break the power of this Irish-American secret society, for their anti-owner coal miner activism.	Molly Maguires	8%
1994	The first conference devoted to the World Wide Web opens, featuring such speakers as Marc Andreessen: co-founder of this first widely used web browser.	Mosaic	8%
1857	This series of hostile attacks during the Utah War occur, perpetuated by settlers from the LDS Church against the Baker-Fancher emigrant wagon train.	Mountain Meadows Massacre	8%
1996	This company specialising in computer workstations for higher education and business use - founded by Steve Jobs - is bought by Apple Computer.	NeXT	8%
1903	This cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City opens - it would be complete six years later.	Queensboro Bridge	8%
1866	This politician from Ohio - affiliated with the Radical Republicans - is the current chief justice of the United States, succeeding Roger Taney.	Salmon P. Chase	8%
1851	This private Jesuit university - the now oldest operating institution of higher learning in California - is opened.	Santa Clara University	8%
1931	This group of nine African American teenage males are accused in Alabama of raping two white women, leading to a series of Supreme Court cases.	Scottsboro Boys	8%
1921	This full-length silent comedy-drama film, written, produced, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin - in his Tramp character - is released.	The Kid	8%
1818	This Midwestern Native American tribe ceded their traditional lands across present Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.	The Osage	8%
1870	This German-born cartoonist drafts a political cartoon for Harper's Weekly - for the first time symbolising the Democratic Party with a donkey.	Thomas Nast	8%
1884	This free-floating perennial aquatic plant native to tropical and subtropical South America is introduced in the United States, and becomes an invasive species.	Water Hyacinth	8%
1876	This catastrophic fire in New York breaks out, claiming the lives of approximately 300 individuals.	Brooklyn Theatre Fire	4%
1873	Congress enacts this law, criminalising any use of the United States Postal Service to send any "obscene, lewd, or lascivious" items through the mail.	Comstock Law	4%
1860	Abraham Lincoln delivers this address in New York City, in which he affirming his opposition to the expansion of slavery into the western territories.	Cooper Union Speech	4%
1782	This American expedition, intended to destroy enemy Native American towns along the Sandusky River in the Ohio County, fails.	Crawford Expedition	4%
1822	This free Black leader in Charleston, South Carolina, for plotting a slave revolt. Its potential major scale stoked the fears of the antebellum planter class.	Denmark Vesey	4%
1800	The plot of this slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia, is discovered, resulting in the hanging of the culprit and twenty-five followers.	Gabriel's Rebellion	4%
1880	This amateur astronomer - the son of one of the first Americans to be photographed - takes the first photograph of the Orion Nebula.	Henry Draper	4%
2022	This Category 5 Atlantic hurricane - the third costliest tropical cyclone on record - strikes Cuba, Florida and the Carolinas hard, causing 161 casualties.	Ian	4%
1891	This early motion picture exhibition device - designed for films to be viewed by one person at a time through a peephole viewer window - is first displayed.	Kinetoscope	4%
1905	The landmark United States Supreme Court decision _______ v. New York holds that New York's eight-hour work day law is unconstitutional.	Lochner	4%
1788	American pioneers establish this town in modern-day Ohio: the first permanent American settlement outside the original Thirteen Colonies.	Marietta	4%
1806	This expedition sent out by President Thomas Jefferson commences, intended to explore the southern and western regions of the Louisiana Territory.	Pike Expedition	4%
1839	This American inventor takes the first known American photographic portrait. However, the first-ever self-portrait was taken by Hippolyte Bayard in France.	Robert Cornelius	4%
1953	With the NBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Arturo Toscanini performs this Beethoven symphony for the last time.	Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"	4%
1947	This Academy Award-winning 'Tom and Jerry' cartoon is released to theatres: and later voted #42 of the top 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time.	The Cat Concerto	4%
1789	This epistolary novel, written by William Hill Brown, is published in Boston. It is considered the first American novel.	The Power of Sympathy	4%
1842	The _______-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.	Webster	4%
2020	This state is the last to report a confirmed case of COVID-19 - nowadays having a total of over 650,000 cases.	West Virginia	4%
1832	The Supreme Court case _________ v. Georgia rules that the Cherokee are entitled to federal protection from the states, but is ignored by Andrew Jackson.	Worcester	4%