When was the first meeting of the U.S. Supreme Court?
The first meeting of the U.S. Supreme Court was on February 2,1790, in New York City.
John Jay presided as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1789 to 1795.
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Where was the first oil well in the United States?
The first petroleum well was dug by American railway conductor Edwin L. Drake on August 28, 1859, at Titusville in western Pennsylvania. Kerosene for lamps was the first product to be refined from oil; gasoline did not become important until the development of the internal combustion engine in the 1880s and ’90s.
How many episodes of the TV series “I Love Lucy” were broadcast?
One hundred seventy-nine episodes of the TV series “I Love Lucy” were broadcast, from 1951 to 1957, on CBS.
How many men took part in Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle’s 1942 raid on Tokyo?
Eighty men, aboard 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers, took part in Doolittle’s 1942 raid on Tokyo on April 18, 1942. Launched from the carrier USS Hornet, the planes bombed five Japanese cities: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagoya, and Osaka. The raid rattled the Japanese and boosted American morale at a time when Japan seemed invincible.
What was the name of the poem that later became the “Star-Spangled Banner”?
The poem that later became the “Star-Spangled Banner” was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814. It was written to commemorate the battle for Fort McHenry, Maryland, during the War of 1812, was called “Defence of Fort M’Henry.”
When was the first Earth Day in the U.S.?
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What is the score at the end of the game in “Casey at the Bat”?
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