What is American Samoa’s status vis-à-vis the U.S.?
Acquired in 1900, the group of islands south of Hawaii, known as the American Samoa, is an unincorporated territory of the U.S. administered by the Department of the Interior.
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For what crime did Malcolm X go to prison?
Born as Malcolm Little (1925-65), Malcolm X served six years in prison for burglary, beginning at age 21. While in prison, he joined the Nation of Islam and took the Muslim name El-Hajj Malik ElShabazz and the public name of Malcolm X. Malcolm became a vocal opponent of white racism and advocate for black rights….
Did Priscilla Mullins ever say to John Alden, “Why don’t you speak for yourself, John?”
The line “Why don’t you speak for yourself, John?” is a fabrication of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, found in his poem “The Courtship of Miles Standish” (1858). Alden, Mullins, and Standish were all passengers on the Mayflower but were not known to be involved in a love triangle.
Which was larger, the landslide that elected Herbert Hoover to the presidency in 1928 or the landslide that removed him in 1932?
By the electoral votes of two states, the 1932 landslide that removed Herbert Hoover was more complete. In 1928, Hoover captured the electoral votes of 40 states; in 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the votes of 42 states. Roosevelt’s landslide was larger in the popular vote as well. The 1928 election saw Hoover winning 6.4…
When was the Emma Lazarus poem “The New Colossus” added to the Statue of Liberty?
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Who was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate?
Hattie T. Caraway, a Democrat from Arkansas, was elected to the Senate in 1932, making her the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
Whose faces are on the following denominations of U.S. paper currency?
The following are on denominations of U.S. paper currency: One dollar—George Washington Two dollars—Thomas Jefferson Five dollars—Abraham Lincoln Ten dollars—Alexander Hamilton Twenty dollars—Andrew Jackson Fifty dollars—Ulysses S. Grant One hundred dollars—Benjamin Franklin