Who was the founder of Detroit?
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, a French explorer and administrator, founded Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit in 1701.
The Cadillac automobile is named for him.
As of 1990, the magazine empire Time Warner was about twice as big, with $1.855 billion in magazine revenue to Hearst’s $993 million.
Consisting of a belted tunic that reached just below the knees and baggy trousers gathered at the ankles, the garment known as bloomers was introduced in 1851 by American feminist Amelia Jenks Bloomer. She considered it a lighter, less confining costume for active women than the heavy hoop skirts of the day. Originally designed by…
Harry Truman didn’t attend college. He was the only president in the 20th century without a college education.
Giovanni da Verrazano, an Italian explorer, first sighted Manhattan in 1524. However, English explorer Henry Hudson, who sailed into what is now known as the Hudson River in 1609, is credited as the island’s discoverer.
Dixville Notch, New Hampshire is the first election district to vote and report its returns in presidential elections.
“Resurrection City” was a shantytown built at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., by participants in the Poor People’s March on March 2, 1968. The marchers built Resurrection City to protest the poverty of black Americans and to call for federal aid. The shantytown was torn down after two months.