1928. President Calvin Coolidge presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to Charles Lindbergh, a captain in the US Army Air Corps Reserve, for making the first solo trans-Atlantic flight. On June 11, 1927, Lindbergh had received the …

Apr 10, 2022 · Without further ado, today’s facts: WTF Fun Fact 12593 – Vienna Makes For Strange Neighbors April 10, 2022 In 1913, Vienna had over two million inhabitants and was home to many people who would go on to be both famous and infamous.

Apr 09, 2022 · 1731 . Robert Jenkins's ear was cut off, sparking the War of Jenkins’s Ear between Spain and England.. 1865 . Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House.. 1914 . The first full-color film, The World, The Flesh and the Devil, was shown in London. 1939 . Contralto Marian Anderson, after being denied performing at …

314. Terminator 2, The Silence of the Lambs, The Beauty and the Beast and the Prince of Bel Air are closer in time to the moon landing than on today’s date. 315. The official title of the British Prime Minister’s cat is “Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office”. 316.

Aug 19, 2020 · Victor Hugo’s novel Les Miserable contains a sentence that is 823 words long. [10] Alexander the Great was the first person to be pictured on a coin. [29] FDR’s portrait was on the dime because of his association with the March of Dimes charity. [29] The sun weighs 2,000 million million million million tons.

Born March 23, 1823 d. 1885. American politician. 17th U.S. Vice-President (1869-73), 25th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1863-69), U.S. House of Representatives (1855-69, Indiana). Colfax was known for his opposition to slavery while serving in Congress, and was a founder of the Republican Party.

March 19 is the 78 th day of the year 2022. There are 287 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday. This day falls under the 11 th week of the year 2022. On this day in Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 sunrise will occur at 07:16 AM and sunset will occur at 07:24 PM (local time).

Mar 19, 2021 · On Jan. 28, 1896, Arnold was spotted going four times the speed limit in his 19th-century Benz—but since the speed limit at the time was just two miles per hour, that meant he was not going too fast by today's standards. The constable had to chase him down on his bicycle, issuing a ticket for £4 7s and earning Arnold the speedy distinction.