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U.S. History

• Which former vice president shot the Secretary of the Treasury in a duel?
• What were the names of George Washington's wives? How many times was he married? What were the names of his children? During what years was he president?
• What do the colors red, white, and blue stand for in the American Flag?
• What year did we start Daylight Saving Time?
• What presidential candidate won the largest electoral vote total and what was the total and the year?
• Did anyone ever really escape from Alcatraz?
• I'm in the 8th grade, and I am doing a report for history. I need five different events for every year of my life. Where can I find some news headlines for the years 1987-99?
• I have researched literally hundreds of articles and cannot find the names of the seven senators on the Senate Watergate Committee. Can you please give me this information or another place where I could find it?
• What is the length of the Statue of Liberty's nose?
• What president wrote a novel that won an award?
• What famous memorial in Washington D.C. is surrounded by Japanese cherry trees?
• Recently, I learned that Justice Hugo Black was once a member of the KKK. With that in mind, do you know why he decided to go along with the other justices in the unanimous decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case?
• I am looking for the name of the 700 foot long ship that laid the first transatlantic cable connecting Europe with North America in 1866. They also say the ship was haunted by a young boy. What is the name of this ship?
• What candidate has run in the most U.S. presidential elections?
• I am trying to find a map of the original 13 colonies. Can you help?
• Can you tell me what Ohio's old state capital was?
• What are the oldest colleges and universities in the United States?
• I was watching a movie about Pearl Harbor and it said that when the president asked for a declaration of war (against Japan) there was only one vote against it. Who was it?
• The area that is the District of Columbia was originally part of what state?
• I roughly recall that the motto of the U.S. Postal Service is in part, "Neither snow nor rain nor dark of night . . ." How does the rest go? Who wrote it? And where does it appear?
• Which vice president cast the most tie-breaking votes in the U.S. Senate? How many?
• Where can I find a list of the Speakers of the House have there been in the U.S. House of Representatives?
• What does it say on the tablet the Statue of Liberty is holding?
• When was the first swimming pool built in the White House?
• Was the Union army in control of Fort Pillow before it was attacked during the Civil War? Were they flying the "black flag"? If so, what does that flag mean?
• Senators were not always elected by the people. Before this, how did a senator get a seat in the senate?
• I needed some information on Civilian Conservation Corps. I want to know the history of it.
• In what year did the federal government move to Washington D.C. from Philadelphia?
• I've been told the largest battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere was fought early in the month of July. What was that battle?
• I was always told that the Liberty Bell had an inscription inside the bell. Apparently, the names of different people who helped fix the bell are there. Could you please check this out and let me know where I can look for a write up about it?
• Which Supreme Court justice has served the longest tenure in history?
• Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag?
• I can't find the war that the phrase "the shot heard 'round the world" refers to?
• I wanted to know more about the submarine "The Hunley." When and where did it go down? Why?
• I just moved to Toledo, Ohio, and found out about the war between Ohio and Michigan and want to know where to find more about it. I thought it was bogus, but then I found a monument that talked about it and now I'm interested in learning more. Any ideas where I can find out more?
• I would like information about the Totem Trail, probably used by pioneers in the 1900's. Where did it start? Did it go south to north or east to west? Where did it end? And what was noteworthy about this trail, as well as the Chisholm Trail, the Mormon Trail, and the Oregon Trail? The Oregon Trail passed through Heddinger, North Dakota, and that's all I know.
• George Washington was the first president to use the veto. What was the bill and why did Washington veto it?
• What was the name of the vessel that brought the Statue of Liberty to America?
• How many civilians died as a direct or indirect result of the fighting during the American Civil War?
• Where can I find a site that has a list of the order in which states entered the union and on which date they were admitted?
• Was there ever a real wall on Wall Street?
• How much does the Statue of Liberty weigh?
• How are U.S. Navy vessels named?
• What is the first co-ed college in the U.S?
• What state was the site of the most battles during the U.S. Civil War?
• How many bathrooms are there in the White House?
• Why did Congress (in 1845) select the first Tuesday in November as Election Day?
• What is the origin of the donkey and elephant as the symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties in America?
• Who is the youngest person ever appointed to the Supreme Court?
• My friend says there was an emperor of the United States. What's the story with that?
• When was the first Macy's Parade?
• What was the first zoo in the U.S.?
• Who was Miranda, and where did her rights come from?
• Is it true that the Senate restaurants all serve bean soup everyday?
• Can you give me information about the only woman ever to be awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor?
• Who was the first woman to be elected senator?

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