The rebels of “Pontiac’s Rebellion” were an alliance of American Indian tribes of the Great lakes region, including the Chippewa, Potawatomi, Huron, Shawnee, Delaware, and Seneca.
In 1763, they made war against the British, who had just taken over the territory from the French.
The rebellion was mostly defeated by 1764. However, Pontiac, an Ottawa chief who was among their leaders, did not surrender until 1766.
Approximately 50,000 Americans were part of the Loyalist military support for the king. Few joined the British army and navy, but thousands served in provincial regiments under Loyalist officers. American Indians, mainly in Canada, on the frontier, and in the South, also fought for Britain.
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.
A Columbia Records (CBS) team led by Dr. Peter Goldmark invented the long-playing 33 1/3 r.p.m. record in 1948 as a successor to the 78 r.p.m. record. To compete with CBS, RCA came up with the handy 45 r.p.m. record in 1949.
No GM chairman ever said, “What’s good for General Motors is good for the country”. The line actually was, “What’s good for the country, is good for General Motors, and vice-versa,” and it was said by Charles Wilson, a former GM head who was at the time the secretary of defense under President Eisenhower.
The first American college football game took place on November 6, 1869, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Rutgers beat Princeton, six goals to four. The rules used were actually those for soccer. It was not until the 1870s that rugby rules began to prevail in the sport, making the game more like modern football.
The “Thunderer of Waters” is the Indian name for Niagara Falls, New York.