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This Day in History. June 1st to 10th
This Day in History. June 1st to 10th
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6/5/1917. 10 mill. register for WWI draft. Charles Schenck arrested. Passed out flyers saying don't go. Supreme Court...
ruled that Schenck's actions WERE protected by Freedom of Speech/1st Amend
ruled that Schenck's actions NOT protected by Freedom of Speech/1st Amend
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6/10/1929. E. O. Wilson was born. American biologist who's an expert on ants. Which statement about ants is FALSE?
Drawing chalk lines and leaving cinnamon can get rid of ants in your home
There are 12,000 species of ants. They can lift 20 times their own weight
Matabele ants in Africa nurse injured comrades hurt from attacking termites
All ants in the world weigh about as much or more than all humans on Earth
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6/6/1933. 1st drive-in movie theater was opened in New Jersey. The Maya ball game was entertainment. Which is FALSE?
The games always lasted a day or less
Try get rubber ball through small hoop high on wall. Can't use hands/feet
Players on the losing team were often sacrificed
Viewed the games as battle between their heaven gods and underworld gods
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6/3/1986. Birthday of Spanish tennis player _______________. He has won 21 grand slam titles (most ever).
Andre Agassi
Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer
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6/2/1907. Bday of Edwin Showmaker. Invented reclining chair. Founded the La-Z-Boy furniture. Maya civilization homes had
no furniture. They rested on their limestone floors
recliners and ottomons for their feet
granite counters, wooden coffee tables, and couches
stone pedestal beds, stools for sitting, work benches & looms for weaving
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6/4/1912. Massachusetts is 1st state to adopt minimum wage law. It's currently $14.25. Why are some against raising it?
They state that $14.25 is not enough to pay for one's bills
They say many companies have CEOs who already don't make enough
They say companies will lay off more workers to cut expenses
Companies will replace workers with computers, thus fewer jobs for people
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6/9/1790. Philly Spelling Book 1st book copyrighted under the Constitution. How do you spell the word that means tired?
fateeged
phateeged
phatigued
fatigued
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6/1/1638. The first recorded earthquake in the United States happened in ____________. Think "rock."
Plymouth, MA
Cleveland, Ohio
Atlanta, GA
Los Angeles, CA
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Photographer William Wegman takes photos depicting dogs as people. He had an exhibit at Lincoln's DeCordova Museum.
TRUE
FALSE
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6/9/1961. Birthday of Michael J. Fox. He has raised money for Parkinsons disease and he starred in the movie __________
Night at the Museum
Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Back to the Future
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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6/9/1822. Charles Graham -> 1st patent for false teeth. Patriot dentist who had a 1770 ad for making "artificial teeth?"
George Washington
Abigail Adams
Paul Revere
John Adams
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6/2/1851.
Maine 1st state to ban __________. Temperance movement. Banned in US in 1920 but repealed in 1933 w/ 21st Am.
bear traps
owning pit bulls
alcohol
Native American sports team mascots
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6/4/1907. The automatic washer & dryer are introduced. Which is FALSE about ancient Maya clothing?
They often wore colorful clothes with many floral patterns
Men wore cloth pants and never wore animal hides or deer skin sandals
The Maya made their clothes to drape and be loose not to fit
Their clothes was made of fabrics like cotton and hemp
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An AZ woman who's a ______ trained her dog to step on big buttons when she said words like "mad, happy, look, outside."
speech pathologist
musician
veterinarian
zookeeper
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6/7/1921. The MN Cooperative Creameries Assoc. formed. Now Land O'Lakes. When did it change its logo by removing the NA?
They'll change it in 2028
April, 2022
April, 2020
April 2012
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6/5/2004. Ronald Reagan died. He was governor of California before becoming president from 1981 to 1988. Before politics
he was a teacher
he was a carpenter
he was a zookeeper
he was a Hollywood actor
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6/8/1947. Movie Lassie makes its broadcast debut on the ABC radio network. Collie tries to reunite with a boy. FALSE is
Clifford Big Red Dog is in a children's book
Benji is in a movie
Toto was in Wizard of Oz
McGruff the Nature Dog mascot for fighting pollution
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Mr. Pep has had all of the following types of dogs EXCEPT...
King Charles Cavalier spaniel Mr. Magoo
Sheepdog Puff
Springer Spaniel mutt Sparky
Stuffed animal dog Saint Bernard
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How do you spell the word that means "a senior military officer rank?" _______ Harland Sanders = businessman started KFC
kolonel
kernel
colonel
cernel
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6/6/1932. The Revenue Act creates the first gasoline tax in the U.S. 1 cent per gallon. TRUE of Maya transportation...
They used canoes
They had wheels for wagons to carry goods
They had horses to carry goods
They used camels
