The Great Plains Indians didn’t start riding horses until after 1540, when Spanish explorer Francisco de Coronado, traveling through Kansas, let most of his 260 horses escape.
There were no horses in America until the Spanish brought them.
The Great Plains Indians tamed the descendants of these horses and made them an integral part of their culture.
John F. Kennedy was the first president born in the 20th century, on May 29, 1917.
In 1992, the words “Pan Am” were replaced by “MetLife” on the crown of the Pan Am Building at 200 Park Avenue, New York City. The change marked the final end of Pan American World Airways, which ceased operations in December 1991 but had housed offices in the building. It was also more accurate, since…
Both Tin Lizzie and The Flivver were nicknames for the Model T, introduced by Henry Ford in 1908.
Ronald Reagan, at 69 in 1980 and at 73 in 1984, was the oldest man to be elected president.
The southern parts of present-day Arizona and New Mexico, were purchased from Mexico for $10 million in 1853. The deal was negotiated for the U.S. by railroad president James Gadsden.
Alaska became the 49th U.S. state in 1958, Hawaii the 50th in 1959.