FOTD: Whose picture was on the $5,000 bill?

Whose picture was on the $5,000 bill?

FOTD: Who discovered gold at Sutter’s Creek, California in 1848?

Who discovered gold at Sutter’s Creek, California in 1848?

FOTD: What was the first brand of beer to be sold in cans?

On January 24, 1935, the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company released the first beer packaged in a can. Thanks to the American Can Company, they delivered 2.000 cans of Krueger's Finest ...

FOTD: From where did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his famous, “I Have A Dream” speech?

Martin Luther King, Jr. was standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial while he was delivering his famous 17-minute long, "I Have A Dream" speech.

FOTD: What is the only state that has two official languages?

The only U.S. state that has more than one official language is Hawaii. Its official languages are English and Hawaiin

FOTD: What Nazi was known as, “The Butcher of Lyon”?

Klaus Barbie who was sentenced to life in prison on July 4, 1987 was known as The Butcher of Lyon.  

FOTD: What is the southernmost national capital in the world?

The southernmost national capital in the world is Wellington, New Zealand. It was named for Arthur Wellesley the 1st Duke of Wellington.

FOTD: What U.S. Capital’s name, when translated to English means, “Sheltered Bay”?

Honolulu is a Hawaiian word which when translated to English means, Sheltered Bay.

FOTD: What Spanish explorer is credited with discovering the Grand Canyon in 1540?

Garcia Lopez de Cardenas is credited with discovering the Grand Canyon.

FOTD: What is the name of Thor’s hammer?

  Thor's hammer is named Mjolnir.

FOTD: Who was Osama Bin Laden’s #2 man, advisor, and personal physician?

Osama Bin Laden's longtime right-hand man, advisor, and personal physician was Ayman Muhammad Rabaie al-Zawahiri. he is now one of the frontrunners to take over the reigns of al-Qeada now ...

FOTD: What does the SEAL in U.S. Navy Seal stand for?

The name Seals is actually an acronym used to represent the special forces teams ability to operate in the SEa, Air, and on Land. their extensive training makes them perfect ...

Correction: Fact of the Day: Who was the first living person to appear on a U.S. postage stamp?

Normally to appear on a U.S. postage stamp you have to be dead, its in the postal regulations. The regulations actually say that a person has to be dead for ...

FOTD: The great Apache warrior Geronimo rode in which U.S. President’s inaugural parade?

In 1905 Geronimo rode in President Theodore Roosevelt's inaugural parade. This was 19 years after he had surrendered in Skeleton Canyon, Arizona, and just one year after he made his ...

FOTD: Why is a poker hand of a pair of Aces and a pai of Eights called a “Dead Man’s Hand”?

The poker hand of a pair of Aces and a pair of Eights is has been called the Dead Man's Hand since August 2, 1876. On that day in Deadwood, ...

FOTD: Who was the first living person to appear on a Swiss postage stamp?

On April 10, 2007 Switzerland issued a postage with tennis great Roger Federer on it. The image shows Federer holding up his fourth Wimbeldon trophy. It is a 1.00 Franc ...

FOTD: By tradition, a newly designed American Flag will always first fly over what national monument?

[caption id="attachment_603" align="aligncenter" width="220" caption="The oversized American Flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the attack."][/caption] In the War of 1812 the star-shaped Fort McHenry defended Baltimore Harbor from a British ...

FOTD: The Donner Party, famed for eating one another to survive, was trapped by a snowstorm in which mountain range?

The Donner Party, or Donner-Reed Party was a group of American pioneers who set out from Independence, Missouri headed towards California in a wagon train of about 500 wagons. Most pioneers ...

FOTD: How tall are The Great Pyramids?

[caption id="attachment_559" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Khufu (back, right), Khafre (middle), Menkaure (left)"][/caption] I will begin answering that by talking only about the tallest of The Great Pyramids in the Giza Necropolis, THE ...

FOTD: Sir Edmund Hillary appears on the currency of what nation?

Sir Edmund Hillary is credited as being the first, along with Sherpa Tenzig Norgay, to reach the summit of Mount Everest. This was enough to earn him worldwide fame. But ...
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