What was America’s first national monument?
The Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906, was America’s first national monument.
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Does Bismarck, North Dakota, have anything to do with Otto von Bismarck, first chancellor of the German Empire?
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For what crime did Malcolm X go to prison?
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When did Oriole Park at Camden Yards open?
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