Who was the first president to invite an African-American man to the White House?
Theodore Roosevelt, who invited Booker T. Washington, was the first president to invite an African-American man to the White House.
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Who said, “He that lies down with dogs, shall rise up with fleas”?
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When was the “hot line” first set up between the chief executives of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.?
The emergency communications link, also called “hot line”, between Washington and Moscow was installed in 1963 to reduce the possibility of accidental nuclear war.
Who was the first U.S. professional male golfer to win over $1 million during his career?
Arnold Palmer was the first U.S. professional male golfer to win over $1 million during his career, in 1963. No U.S. professional female golfer earned this much money until Kathy Wentworth in 1981.
How many people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with AIDS?
According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 250,000 AIDS cases have been reported in the U.S. and its territories as of September 30, 1992. Of those people, 160,372 have died.