In 1950, India ceased to be a British dominion and became the Republic of India, most populous democracy in the world.
In 2001, more than 20,000 people were killed when an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale rocked western India.
Show me a woman who's not full of herself and I'll show you a hungry woman.
-Nikki Giovanni
DOD Contractor on February 1st, 2008
IF PRESIDENT AND VICE WERE IMPEACHED DR. RICE IS NOT NEXT IN LINE.
Presidential Succession:
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense
Attorney General
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Education
Secretary of the Veterans Affairs
Secretary of Homeland Security
Are donkeys more lethal than airplanes?
More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.
How long does a mockingbird live?
The life expectancy of the average mockingbird is 10 years.
Do rich people buy lottery tickets?
The more money a person makes, the less likely they are to buy lottery tickets.
How much Social Security did Ida collect?
Ida May Fuller of Brattlebor, Vermont was the first U.S. citizen to receive a Social Security check. She lived to be over 100 and collected her first check in 1940. She collected over $20,000 in total benefits.
How long can you live without water?
The average person can live up to eleven days without water, assuming a mean temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
In 1635, the oldest public institution in America, the Boston Latin School, was founded.
In 1945, allied firebombing of the German city of Dresden caused a firestorm that destroyed the city and killed as many as 135,000 people.
Also in 1945, Soviet forces captured Budapest, Hungary. The 49-day battle killed more than 50,000 German troops.
What did a luxury hotel cost in 1933?
In 1933 a night's stay in a double room at the famous Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City was $9.00. A single cost $6 and a suite $20.00.
How much snow does Antarctica get annually?
It only snows about 2 inches per year over most of Antarctica. The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was in Antarctica -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
Are most oysters male or female?
The oyster is usually ambisexual. It begins life as a male, then becomes a female, then changes back to being a male, then back to being female. It may go back and forth many times.
How many people live in NYC?
There are more people in New York City (7,895,563) than there are in the states of Alaska, Vermont, Wyoming, South Dakota, New Hampshire, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Hawaii, Delaware, and New Mexico combined.
When is a coffee bean not a bean?
Coffee beans are not beans, but the pits of a fruit that resemble beans.
In 2003, Dolly, the cloned sheep, was euthanized by the Scottish scientists who brought her to controversial life six years earlier.
In 2007, U.S. Department of Defense records showed the number of Army recruits with criminal backgrounds had risen 65 percent in the past three years.
In 1933, U.S. President-elect Franklin Roosevelt narrowly escaped assassination in Miami when a fanatic fired several bullets at him, fatally wounding Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak in the attack.
In 1965, Canada adopted a new national flag featuring a maple leaf emblem.
In 1997, Tara Lipinski, 14, defeated defending women's champion Michelle Kwan to become the youngest U.S. Figure Skating Champion.
In 2002, discovery of a human skull in a wooded area near a crematory in Georgia led investigators to remains of more than 300 bodies that were to have been cremated but instead were stacked in sheds and in the woods.
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him. Classic Quotes by Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian Astronomer You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it in himself.
How much pressure affects your body?
At sea level, there are 2,000 pounds of air pressure on each square foot of your body.
Do fresh apples float?
Fresh apples float because 25 percent of their volume is air.
How far can a sea lion swim?
The sea lion can swim 6,000 miles, stopping only to sleep.
In 1999, Germany announced that $1.7 billion would be set aside to compensate victims of the Holocaust.
In 2004, a draft survey showed U.S. children accused more than 4,000 Roman Catholic priests of sexual abuse in the years between 1950 and 2002.
When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.
-Khalil Gibran
In 1909, Apache leader Geronimo died while under military confinement at Fort Sill, Okla.
On February 18th, 1229, Emperor Frederick II signed a truce, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem for the Holy Roman Empire.
In 1967, J. Robert Oppenheimer, the "father of the atomic bomb," died in Princeton, N.J., at the age of 62.
In 1993, a ferry carrying more than 800 people capsized off Haiti's western coast, killing at least 150 people and leaving several hundred more missing and presumed drowned.
In 2005, a panel of experts voted to advise the FDA that popular painkillers Celebrex, Bextra and Vioxx can cause heart problems.
Levi Strauss, who created the world's first pair of jeans, in 1829
Surgeon and cornflakes developer John Kellogg in 1852
Classic Quotes by Toni Morrison (1931- ) American Author
If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.
The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.
How much more strenuous is typing than sleeping?
There are 110 calories per hour consumed during an hour of typing — only 30 more than those used while sleeping.
Which language has the most letters?
The longest alphabet is Cambodian. It has 74 letters compared with the 26 in English.
How much oxygen does your brain use?
The average brain comprises 2 percent of a person's total body weight. Yet it requires 25 percent of all oxygen used by the body, as opposed to 12 percent used by the kidneys and 7 percent by the heart.
Which gems are the same, only different?
The ruby, sapphire, emerald, and aquamarine are not specific minerals. The ruby is the red and the sapphire is the blue variety of corundum. An emerald is the green variety and an aquamarine is the blue variety of beryl.
How large is a blue whale?
The blue whale weighs as much as thirty elephants, and is as long as three Greyhound buses.
Today's Word Estados Unidos, los
Estados Unidos, los - United States, the
In 1945, fascist leader Benito Mussolini, his mistress and several of his friends were executed by Italian partisans.
In 2000, 17 U.S. states joined with the U.S. government in asking a federal judge in the Microsoft anti-trust case to break the company into two parts.
In 2001, California businessman Dennis Tito became the first tourist in space. He reportedly paid Russia's cash-strapped space agency as much as $20 million to give him a ride to the International Space Station.
In 2003, Iraqis said 15 people were killed and about 65 wounded when U.S. soldiers opened fire on a group holding an anti-America rally. U.S. officials said the soldiers were responding to gunfire.
How many insects will a toad eat?
It is estimated that a single toad may catch and eat as many as 10,000 insects in the course of a summer.
In 1864, Ashmun Institute in Pennsylvania, the first college founded solely for African-American students, was officially chartered.
Which state is highest in cremations?
Hawaii has the highest percentage of cremations of all other U.S. states, with a 60.6 percent preference over burial.
In 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States.
In 1803, the United States more than doubled its land area with the Louisiana Purchase. It obtained all French territory west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
-Dave Gardner
What was the significance of the Battle of the Alamo?
Although the military significance of the battle has been debated by scholars, the bravery of the Texan forces and their sacrifice inspired the battle cry "Remember the Alamo" used in the subsequent battles of the Texas Revolution. Since that time the structures that remain have traditionally been regarded with reverence by Texans.
. Mt. Rushmore, in South Dakota, bears the images of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. The artist who did the carving was Gutzon Borglum.
Washington, DC is not a state, nor is it in a state. The whole point was to make the federal district an area free from more loyalty to any state(s) than any other(s). It's supposed to be completely unbiased.
That's why it's so ridiculous that Jesse Jackson keeps insisting it should become the 51st state! It makes him seem completely ignorant.
How do you make toffee?
Toffee is made by boiling together brown sugar, butter, and vinegar
When are you 'in the clover?'
"To be in clover", means to be living a carefree life of ease, comfort, or prosperity.
In 1997, U.S. President Bill Clinton apologized for the "Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male," which was conducted in 1932-72.