Flashcards in Historic Days Deck (25)
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July 20, 1969

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moon landing

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May 8, 1945

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VE Day

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April 14, 1912

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Titanic sinking

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Jan, 24, 1848 (out West)

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Gold discovered in California (the start of the gold rush)

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EXPIRATION DATES: January 14, 1984: After passing through the golden arches

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Ray Kroc

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LOU D.O.B.s: Dec. 27, 1822, Dole, France: Founding father of microbiology

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Pasteur

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LOU D.O.B.s: Jan. 4, 1809, Coupvray, France: Modified the Barbier point writing system for the Royal Institute for Blind Children

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Louis Braille

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PROMENADE DATES: The promenade seen here was appropriate for the January 1st, 2007 Rose Parade with this director as Grand Marshall

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George Lucas

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PROMENADE DATES: It’s the city where this civil rights march took place in August of 1963

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Washington D.C.

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HISTORIC DATES: After hiding for 760 days in a secret room, this diarist & her family were found by Nazis on August 4, 1944

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Anne Frank

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HISTORIC DATES: On April 19, 1865 funeral services were held in the East Room of the White House

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Abraham Lincoln

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HISTORIC DATES: On March 10, 1876 this inventor transmitted the first telephone message: “Mr. Watson, come here! I want you”

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Alexander Graham Bell

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HISTORIC DATES: On July 28, 1914 Austria declared war on Serbia, marking the real beginning of this war

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World War I

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HISTORIC DATES: On this date in separate years “America” was first sung publicly and “America the Beautiful” was first published

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July 4th

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HISTORIC DATES: On May 20, 1921 President Harding presented to this woman a capsule of radium with a street value of $100,000

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Marie Curie

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FUN DATES: It’s been said that birds choose their mates on this holiday

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Valentine’s Day

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FUN DATES: Legend says that this symbol of St. Patrick’s Day was used by St. Patrick to illustrate the Holy Trinity

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shamrock

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FUN DATES: This federal holiday can fall on any date from February 15 to February 21

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President’s Day

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FUN DATES: Day on which Mexico’s Battle of Puebla is celebrated

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Cinco de mayo

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FUN DATES: Cities can earn the designation “Tree City USA” from the foundation for this holiday in Nebraska

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Arbor Day

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REALLY BAD DATES: This exploded about 70 seconds after lift-off from Cape Canaveral Jan. 28, 1986

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The Space Shuttle Challenger

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FAMOUS DATES: This Roman fell victim to assassins on the ides (or 15th) of March, 44 B.C.

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Julius Caesar

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FAMOUS DATES: On Jan. 1, 1901 this southern hemisphere country (that’s also a continent) proclaimed its independence

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Australia

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FAMOUS DATES: This amazingly swift of foot Olympian won 4 gold medals between August 1 & 16, 1936

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Jesse Owens

25
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MONTHS: Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day are both observed during this month

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May