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December,
2001:
 Q:
What is the name of the national
anthem
of the United States?
A:
The Star-Spangled Banner. Francis Scott Key
witnessed the Battle of Fort McHenry in 1814. The
next morning, "by the dawn's early light," Key saw
"that our flag was still there." He was so inspired
by this sight, Key wrote a poem on a piece of paper
from his pocket. This poem became "The Star-Spangled
Banner." Did you know
The Star-Spangled Banner was made the official national
anthem of the United States on March, 1931? Read
more about the Star-Spangled
Banner.
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November
26, 2001:
 Q:
What is the name of Thomas
Jefferson's
home?
A:
Monticello. In 1767,
Thomas Jefferson began building his home on a small
mountain in Charlottesville, Virginia. He called
it Monticello which is an Italian word meaning "little
mountain." Read
a book about Thomas Jefferson.
Photo:
Thomas
Jefferson
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November
19, 2001:
 Q:
When did the Mayflower
land at Plymouth
Rock?
A:
On December 21,
1620. The Pilgrims sailed from Europe to America
on the Mayflower in 1620. They landed in Plymouth
located in the Massachusetts Colony. Plymouth is
the site of the first permanent European settlement
in New England and is located 34 miles southeast
of Boston. Today, you can visit Plymouth
Rock and a recreation of the Mayflower.
Read
a book about the Pilgrims.
Who
was on the Mayflower?
Photo:
Mayflower
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November
12, 2001:
 Q:
Where
was Galileo
born?
A:
In Pisa, Italy. When
Galileo was born on February 15, 1564, Italy was
not called Italy. Instead, Italy was made up of
independent city-states. The city-states were in
regions controlled by powerful families. Pisa was
located in the Tuscany region and controlled by
the Medici family. Read
a book about Galileo.
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November
5, 2001:
 Q:
In what year was the Constitution of the United
States ratified?
A:
1789. In 1787, the
Articles of Confederation governed the United States.
Because these laws were ineffective, a Constitutional
Convention was called in Philadelphia to revise
the Articles of Confederation. The delegates, however,
did not revise the Articles of Confederation. Instead,
they drafted a new document to govern the United
States called the Constitution
of the United States.
The Constitution of the United States was ratified
in 1789. It was a new and revolutionary idea. The
Constitution states the power to govern is derived
from the people, rather than the states, and it
is the supreme law of the land.
Read
a book the Constitution.
Photo:
The
Constitution of the United States
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October
29, 2001:
 Q:
Where did the Hopi
live?
A:
In
the Arizona high desert. The Hopi were Pueblo Indians
living one hundred miles east of the Grand Canyon.
They were farmers (not hunters) which means they
stayed in one place and built their villages near
the fields and springs. Their stone and clay houses
were usually two to three stories high and had a
flat roof. Read
more about the Hopi.
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October
22, 2001:
Q:
What
year was your
state
admitted to the Union?
A:
Alabama (1819)
Alaska (1959)
Arizona (1912)
Arkansas (1836)
California (1850)
Colorado (1876)
Connecticut (1788)
Delaware (1787)
Florida (1845)
Georgia (1788)
Hawaii (1959)
Idaho (1890)
Illinois (1818)
Indiana (1816)
Iowa (1846)
Kansas (1861)
Kentucky (1792)
Louisiana (1812)
Maine (1820)
Maryland (1788)
Massachusetts (1788)
Michigan (1837)
Minnesota (1858)
Mississippi (1817)
Missouri (1821)
Montana (1889)
Nebraska (1867)
Nevada (1864)
New Hampshire (1788)
New Jersey (1787)
New Mexico (1912)
New York (1788)
North Carolina (1789)
North Dakota (1889)
Ohio (1803)
Oklahoma (1907)
Oregon (1859)
Pennsylvania (1787)
Rhode Island (1790)
South Carolina (1788)
South Dakota (1889)
Tennessee (1796)
Texas (1845)
Utah (1896)
Vermont (1791)
Virginia (1788)
Washington (1889)
West Virginia (1863)
Wisconsin (1848)
Wyoming (1890)
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October
15, 2001:
 Q:
When did Thomas Alva Edison invent the light
bulb (month, day, year)?
A:
October 19, 1879.
Did you know
Thomas
Alva Edison
first "invented" the light bulb in 1877, but it
took him two more years to develop a material for
the filament (the wire inside the glass bulb to
make the light glow). Alva experimented with different
kinds of material for the filament, including his
own hair, coconut hair, horsehair, straw, cornsilk,
fishing line, and wood. After two years and over
1,000 trials, he used carbonized thread. This was
successful. On October 19, 1879, at 9:30 p.m., Alva
lit the first light bulb. It burned for 40 hours.
Read
a book about Alva.
Photo:
Thomas
Alva Edison and the light bulb.
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October
8, 2001:
 Q:
How
many voyages did Christopher
Columbus make to the New World?
A:
Four.
Christopher
Columbus
made four voyages between 1492 and 1504. In 1492,
he made his first voyage with three ships and 90
men, and he discovered the Americas. In 1493, he
made his second voyage with 17 ships and more than
1,000 men, established a Spanish colony of Hispaniola,
and discovered Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica.
In 1498, he made his third voyage with six ships,
and he discovered Trinidad, South America, and the
mouth of the Orinoco River. In 1502, he made his
fourth voyage with four ships and 135 men, and he
discovered the coast of Central America, including
Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Martinique.
Read
a book about Christopher.
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October
1, 2001:
  Q:
Who was the first American woman in space?
A:
Sally
Ride. On June 27, 1983,
Astronaut Sally Ride was part of a five-person crew
aboard Shuttle Challenger on STS-7, and she became
the first American woman Astronaut in space. Ride
spent a total of 14 days and 8 hours in space. Did
you know Kathryn
Sullivan was the first
American woman to walk in space? Sullivan spent
three-and-a-half hours outside the Shuttle Challenger
on October 11, 1984.
Photo:
Sally
Ride
(right) and Kathryn
Sullivan
(left)
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September
24, 2001:
 Q:
What is Ulysses
S. Grant's
birth name?
A:
Hiram
Ulysses Grant.
When Ulysses registered at West Point, his name
appeared on the records as Ulysses Simpson Grant,
rather than Hiram Ulysses Grant. So, Ulysses changed
his name to Ulysses Simpson Grant. He was known
as U.S. Grant or "Uncle Sam" Grant. Did
you know his good friends shortened this
name and called him Sam?
Read
a book about Ulysses.
Photo:
Ulysses
S. Grant
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September 10, 2001:
Q:
Name the thirteen
orginial American colonies?
A:
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South
Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North
Carolina, and Rhode Island. On December 7, 1787,
Delaware was the first colony to become a state.
On May 19, 1790, Rhode Island was the last of the
original colonies to become a state. Today, there
are 50 states in the Union. Did
you know Alaska and Hawaii were the last
two states to join the Union in 1959? Read
a book about Colonial Times.
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September 3, 2001:
 Q:
Which of the following Documents begins
with the words, "Four score and seven years ago"?
a)
Articles
of Confederation;
b) U.S.
Constitution;
c) Emancipation
Proclamation;
d) Gettysburg
Address
A:
Gettysburg
Address. On November 19,
1863, President Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg
Address in the dedication ceremony of the National
Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This National
Cemetery was established to honor the brave men
who had fought and died at the Battle of Gettysburg
from July 1 - 3, 1863. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
ends with the words, "that government of the people,
by the people, for the people, shall not perish
from the earth." Read
a book about Abe.
Photo:
Abe
visits the Gettysburg Address Memorial during the
PAPA
WAS A BOY IN GRAY Book Tour.
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