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The Big Book of American History Facts : From John Adams to John Wayne to John Doe

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ISBN13: 9781578597956
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Entertaining, informative, and fun. Educational, trivial, and profound. Astonishing, amazing, and surprising. That's history! Take a weird and wonderful tour of American history with this treat of stories, trivia, and facts! From Juan Ponce de Le? to John Wayne to Jane Doe to the little-known stories hidden inside bigger historical events, The Big Book of Trivia and Facts: American History combines the educational, profound, and trivial into a rich account of American history facts (and the interesting role Johns--and Juans and Janes--played along the way)! You'll learn about the world through hundreds of absorbing stories and interesting tidbits such as ... Our sixth president, John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), had a pet alligator while in the White House. Graceland, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is America's second-most visited home. The first is Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. In 1970, Continental Airlines made it a policy that every disembarking male passenger got a kiss on the cheek from a stewardess. Twenty to twenty-five percent of cowboys in the mid-1800s were black. The first public service announcement meant to encourage Americans not to litter appeared in 1956. Washington is the most common city/town/village name in America, followed by Springfield and Franklin. Actor Jack Black's mother was a satellite engineer and author who worked on the Hubble Telescope. Most of the Continental Congress officially signed the Declaration of Independence on July 2, 1776 (not July 4!). The Food Marketing Institute estimates that some two million shopping carts are stolen each year. Kansas City, Missouri, leads the nation in the number of fountains inside its city limits. The Statue of Liberty is 305 feet tall with a waist that's 35 feet across. And many more American history facts! An absorbing guide to history, The Big Book of Trivia and Facts is a treat of stories, facts, and trivia guaranteed to both inform and entertain. It's a feast of fun oddities and compelling stories that make history delightfully entertaining and eye-opening!


Author: Terri Schlichenmeyer
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Publication Date: Jan 16, 2024
Number of Pages: NA pages
Language: English
Binding: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1578597951
ISBN-13: 9781578597956

The Big Book of American History Facts : From John Adams to John Wayne to John Doe

$22.95
$21.57
Sale 6%
 
Entertaining, informative, and fun. Educational, trivial, and profound. Astonishing, amazing, and surprising. That's history! Take a weird and wonderful tour of American history with this treat of stories, trivia, and facts! From Juan Ponce de Le? to John Wayne to Jane Doe to the little-known stories hidden inside bigger historical events, The Big Book of Trivia and Facts: American History combines the educational, profound, and trivial into a rich account of American history facts (and the interesting role Johns--and Juans and Janes--played along the way)! You'll learn about the world through hundreds of absorbing stories and interesting tidbits such as ... Our sixth president, John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), had a pet alligator while in the White House. Graceland, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is America's second-most visited home. The first is Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. In 1970, Continental Airlines made it a policy that every disembarking male passenger got a kiss on the cheek from a stewardess. Twenty to twenty-five percent of cowboys in the mid-1800s were black. The first public service announcement meant to encourage Americans not to litter appeared in 1956. Washington is the most common city/town/village name in America, followed by Springfield and Franklin. Actor Jack Black's mother was a satellite engineer and author who worked on the Hubble Telescope. Most of the Continental Congress officially signed the Declaration of Independence on July 2, 1776 (not July 4!). The Food Marketing Institute estimates that some two million shopping carts are stolen each year. Kansas City, Missouri, leads the nation in the number of fountains inside its city limits. The Statue of Liberty is 305 feet tall with a waist that's 35 feet across. And many more American history facts! An absorbing guide to history, The Big Book of Trivia and Facts is a treat of stories, facts, and trivia guaranteed to both inform and entertain. It's a feast of fun oddities and compelling stories that make history delightfully entertaining and eye-opening!


Author: Terri Schlichenmeyer
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Publication Date: Jan 16, 2024
Number of Pages: NA pages
Language: English
Binding: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1578597951
ISBN-13: 9781578597956
 

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