“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.
The government lowered the draft age of U.S. military recruits from 20 to 18 on November 12, 1942, to expand American forces during World War II.
The required nine of the thirteen states ratified the Constitution between January and June 1788. But it was not until after Washington was inaugurated in 1789 that all of the states ratified it. The last stragglers were North Carolina in November 1789 and Rhode Island in May 1790.
There are more than 97 million items are in the collections of the Library of Congress, including books, films, photographs, manuscripts, and records.
George Eastman, a New York bank clerk, developed the first hand-held roll-film camera in 1888. The cost was $25.
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, Richard M. Nixon, and George Bush, are several vice presidents that have been elected president. This is besides those who first gained the office when their predecessors died or resigned.
The comedienne made headlines for her performance at the July 25, 1990, game of the San Diego Padres-Cincinnati Reds. Arnold grabbed her crotch in response to boos at her handling of the anthem.