Where did Wall Street get its name?

The challenger Luis Firpo, known as the “Wild Bull of the Pampas,” was Argentine. Dempsey defeated him in a brutal fight that ended less than a minute into the second round at New York’s Polo Grounds on September 4, 1923. The event is immortalized in the 1924 painting by George Bellows, The Dempsey-Firpo Fight, which…

As of 1992, the honor goes to Richard (Dick) Button, who held the title for seven years from 1946 to 1952. Four skaters have held the title for four years: Hayes Jenkins-1953-56 David Jenkins-1957-60 Scott Hamilton-1981-84 Brian Boitano-1985-88 What female figure skater has most often won the U.S. Skating Championship? As of 1992, the honor…

The Chevrolet Corvair, made by General Motors, was exposed by Ralph Nader in Unsafe at Any Speed. Nader’s crusading book, published in 1965, led to passage of the Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966.

Nielsen Media Services reported in 1990-91 that the average American (older than one year) watches 28 hours 13 minutes of television per week, about four hours per day.

The name Betty Crocker was created by the Washburn Crosby Company (a forerunner of General Mills) in 1921 to be used in response to letters and recipe requests from homemakers. In 1924, Betty’s voice was first heard on the Betty Crocker “Cooking School of the Air,” the first food service program on daytime radio. Not…

National Airlines began the first domestic jet airliner passenger service in the U.S. on December 10, 1958, between New York and Miami.