Which Aleutian Islands were occupied by the Japanese in World War II?

The first U.S. census was taken in 1790. It included six questions and recorded a population of 3,929,214 persons, of whom 3,172,006 were white and 757,208 were black. The white population was evenly divided between males and females-1,615,434 males, 1,556,572 females. Virginia was the most populous state, with 747,610 inhabitants.

The inscription on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery reads: “Here Rests in Honored Glory an American Soldier Known But to God.” Arlington has been a military cemetery since 1864.

Robert Jenkins was a British sailor smuggling slaves to the Spanish colonies in defiance of the Spanish trade monopoly. A Spanish captain caught Jenkins and cut off one of his ears. Jenkins was displayed in the House of Commons by people seeking to ignite a war with Spain. The war that followed from 1739 to…

The winning home run was hit in the bottom of the ninth at the New York Polo Grounds by the Giants’ third baseman Bobby Thomson, in the 1951 National League playoffs between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. With two men on base, Thomson’s home run changed the score from Dodgers 4, Giants…

The first U.S. warship to make a trip around the world was the sloop-of-war Vincennes in 1829-31, during the administration of President Andrew Jackson. Jackson used the show of force to protect American commerce in the Pacific.

Richard M. Nixon’s running mate in 1960 was Henry Cabot Lodge.