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August
27, 2001:
 Q:
In what town was
the first Lincoln-Douglas
debate held?
A:
Ottawa,
Illinois.
Seven Lincoln-Douglas debates took place in 1858,
between U.S. Senate candidates Abraham Lincoln and
Stephen A. Douglas. The first debate was held on
August 21, 1858, in Ottawa's town square, Washington
Park. The big boulder behind Mary and Abe in the
photo marks the very spot where Lincoln uttered
the immortal words against the institution of slavery:
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."
Read
a book about Abe.
Photo: Mary and Abe
in front of the spot where the first of the Lincoln-Douglas
Debates
was held.
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August 20, 2001:
Q:
What is Sacagawea's
nickname?
A:
Bird Woman. In 1814,
the Lewis and Clark journals were printed for the
first time, and in those journals, the editor spelled
Sacagawea's
name, "Sacajawea." Recently, however, historians
have changed the spelling of her name to "Sacagawea."
One of the reasons is because her nickname is Bird
Woman, and "Sacagawea" means Bird Woman. Whereas
"Sacajawea" means Boat Launcher. Read
a book about Sacagawea.
Photo:
Sacagawea
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August 13, 2001:
 Q:
True or False: Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart
could recreate a piece of music after hearing it
only once.
A:
True. Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart
was a musical genius, and his talents far exceeded
those of other musicians. He could imagine a piece
of music in his head and then play it without having
to write it down first. Mozart could also write
down music flawlessly. Did
you know his original manuscripts are
in perfect handwriting without corrections?
Read
a book about Wolfgang.
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August 6, 2001:
 Q:
Who was the first African American Supreme Court
Justice?
A:
Thurgood
Marshall
was the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
President Lyndon Johnson nominated Marshall for
the U.S. high court in 1967. Before this appointment,
Marshall was a Civil Rights Attorney. He appeared
before the Supreme Court as an attorney in 32 cases,
and he won 29 of these cases, including Brown
v. Board of Education of Topeka in 1954. Read
a book about Thurgood
Marshall.
From
Your
Page: Feb 26, 2001.
Photo: Thurgood
Marshall.
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July
30, 2001:
 Q:
In
which war did Florence
Nightingale earn
the nickname, "The Lady with the Lamp?"
A:
Crimean War. In
1854, Florence and a team of 38 nurses went to the
Crimea to help wounded soldiers. Florence was gentle
and kind, and the soldiers admired her. She was
a source of great comfort to the wounded and sick.
Florence's rounds continued into the night, and
she carried a lamp with her to light her way. This
is how she became known as "The Lady with the Lamp."
Soldiers would kiss her shadow on the walls as she
passed. Read
a book about Florence Nightingale.
Photo:
Florence
Nightingale carring her lamp
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July
23, 2001:
 Q:
Which
acting company is named after William Shakespeare:
a) Shakespeare at the Globe, b) The Royal Shakespeare
Company, c) Shakespeare on the River, d) All About
Shakespeare
A:
b)
The Royal
Shakespeare Company
is named after William
Shakespeare.
When William was performing, the acting companies
were named after monarchs or wealthy patrons.
Did you know William was a part of
the Lord Chamberlain's Men and the King's Men? Today,
the Royal Shakepeare Company is named after William
Shakespeare. Read
a book about William Shakespeare.
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July
16, 2001:
  Q:
What were the first words Astronaut
Neil Armstrong said when he took his first step
on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969?
A:
"That's one small
step for man, one giant leap for mankind." After
the Eagle landed on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong
took the first ever steps on the lunar surface that
same day at 10:56 p.m. EDT (or 9:56 p.m. Houston
time) and stated these now famous words. Buzz Aldrin
followed at 11:16 p.m. EDT, becoming the second
human to walk on the moon. The Eagle was on the
moon's surface for over 21 hours. Did you know Neil
Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin collected 47 pounds of
lunar surface material to be analyzed? Read
more about Apollo 11 Mission.
Photos: Astronaut Neil
A. Armstrong
(left) and his
footprint at Tranquility Base.
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July
9, 2001:
Q:
What
is the tallest waterfall in Yosemite
National Park?
A:
Yosemite
Falls. Yosemite Falls
is made up of Upper Fall (1,430 feet), Middle Cascades
(675 feet), and Lower Fall (320 feet). Altogether,
it is 2,425 feet tall. This makes it the tallest
waterfall in North America, and the 5th tallest
in the world. The tallest waterfall in the world
is Angel Falls in Venezuela (3,212 feet tall). Did
you know Upper Yosemite Fall is about
the same height as the Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois?
And the entire Yosemite Falls is about the same
height as the Sears Tower plus the Eiffel Tower
in Paris, France.
Photo: Yosemite
Falls
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July
2, 2001:
    Q:
Which
of the following people is the primary author of
the Declaration of Independence: Benjamin Franklin,
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, or Patrick
Henry?
A:
Thomas
Jefferson.
In 1776, the Second Continental Congress appointed
a committee to draft the Declaration of Independence,
consisting of Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, John
Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman.
Did you know the Declaration of Independence
begins with the words, "When in the course of human
events..." Read
a book about Thomas Jefferson.
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June
25, 2001:
 
Q: Henry
VIII had
three children. Name them.
A:
Mary, Elizabeth,
and Edward. Mary (1516-1558) was the daughter of
Catherine of Aragon. Elizabeth (1533-1603) was the
daughter of Anne Boleyn. Edward (1537-1553) was
the son of Jane Seymour. When Henry
VIII
died in 1547, Edward became Edward
VI. Edward died, and his
half-sister, Mary, became
Mary I. When Mary died, the throne was passed
to her half-sister, Elizabeth. Elizabeth became
Elizabeth
I, and her reign is known
as the Elizabethan Era. Read
a book about Henry VIII.
Photo:
Mary I
(left), Elizabeth
I (center), and Edward
VI (right).
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June
18, 2001:
 Q:
The
line, "Lord, what fools these mortals be!" comes
from which of William
Shakespeare's
plays? (Hint: this week's topic is Summer)
A:
A Midsummer Night's
Dream. William
Shakespeare
wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1595.
It is one of his most popular comedies and has been
made into a ballet, an opera, and a movie. Read
"Shakespeare Can Be Fun! - A Midsummer Night's
Dream: For Kids"
Photo: William
Shakespeare
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June
11, 2001:
  Q:
What was the name of Robert
E. Lee's
favorite horse?
A:
Robert
E. Lee's
favorite horse was named Traveller. Robert first
saw Traveller in 1861, and bought him in 1862 for
$200. Robert rode Traveller for the remainder of
the Civil War and throughout his Presidency at Washington
College in Lexington, Virginia. Robert is buried
in Lee Chapel on the campus of Washington and Lee
University, and Traveller is buried outside Lee
Chapel. Did you know
Traveller was originally called Jeff Davis (the
President of the Confederate States of America)?
Read
a book about Robert E. Lee.
Photo: Robert
E. Lee and Traveller
(left) and Traveller's
Grave
(right)
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June
4, 2001:
Q:
What were the first words recorded on the phonograph?
A:
"Mary had a little lamb." In 1877, Thomas
Alva Edison experimented
with a talking machine. He turned a crank on this
talking machine and recited the nursery rhyme, "Mary
had a little lamb." These words were successfully
played back, and they were the first words ever
recorded. The Talking Machine was known as the Phonograph,
and today it is called the Record Player. Read
a book about Thomas Alva Edison
Photo:
Original
Phonograph
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