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History Biographies Learn about the life story and history of some of our greatest leaders in the US President Biographies section. Practice History Questions Want to learn more about history? Try here for practice history questions on historical events from the US Revolutionary War to Ancient Egypt. Today in History Want to know who was born on your birthday? What happened on your birthday? Select the month and day to see more fun and historical events and famous birthdays for that date: January May September February June October March July November April August December Want to know what happened on a given year? What happened the year you were born? Click here for a list of years or to enter the year you were born. Fun History Facts Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street are named after the Police Officer Bert and the taxi driver named Ernie the movie It's a Wonderful Life. Herman Melville's Moby Dick sold only 50 copies while he was still alive. Only two men signed the US Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. The rest signed later. The Baby Ruth candy bar was not named after Babe Ruth the baseball player, but President Cleveland's daughter Ruth. The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. This was the fashion at the time of the painting. The Ottoman Empire went through a period of seven months with seven different emperors. The term Limelight comes from how the stage was lit prior to electricity. They would heat blocks of lime until they glowed to light the stage. Thomas Edison held 1097 patents and invented the light bulb, the film camera, the movie camera, the phonograph, and more. Winston Churchill was born in a restroom at a dance party. The song "White Christmas" was the signal for Americans to evacuate Saigon in the Vietnam War. The ampersand, or &, was once considered to be the 27th letter of the English alphabet.   Back to Ducksters Home Page

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