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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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16 |
Vermont became a state on March 4, 1791. |
History > United States |
12/13/08 |
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17 |
Utah became a state on January 4, 1896. |
History > United States |
12/14/08 |
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18 |
Ukraine was blockaded after the country refused to cooperate with Stalin's collectivization of farms, resulting in a famine killing over six million people. |
History > European |
04/01/09 |
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19 |
Trotsky was assassinated with an ice pick in Mexico by Ramon Mercader. |
History > European |
04/01/09 |
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20 |
Thomas Malthus believed the population would always outgrow its food supply. |
History > European |
02/07/09 |
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21 |
Thomas Jefferson was the first secretary of state. |
History > United States |
06/13/08 |
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22 |
There are three styles of Greek columns: Doric, Ionian, and Corinthian. |
History > Ancient |
01/27/09 |
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23 |
The volumes of the "Encyclopedia" were edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert. |
History > European |
12/23/08 |
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24 |
The Vietnam War ended with the North Vietnam Army capturing Saigon. |
History > War |
05/20/08 |
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25 |
The Vice President is first in the line of presidential succession. |
History > United States |
08/01/08 |
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26 |
The USA split into the Union and the Confederacy while Abraham Lincoln was president. |
History > Famous Dates |
05/19/08 |
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27 |
The United States Mint was established in 1792 in Philadelphia. |
History > United States |
12/23/08 |
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28 |
The United States Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787. |
History > United States |
05/19/08 |
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29 |
The unit name of the German air units participating in the Spanish Civil War was the Condor Legion. |
History > War |
07/07/08 |
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30 |
The Underground Railroad was a system of escape routes to the north. |
History > United States |
06/16/08 |
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