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Who invented dominoes?

The set of dominoes found in Egypt dates back to around 1355 B.C., and the oldest set found in China dates back to around A.D. 1120. It is possible that dominoes were invented independently in both Egypt and China. The Chinese have many different accounts about how dominoes were invented, but they are only legends.

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What slogan helped Woodrow Wilson get re-elected in 1916?

Wilson ran as the anti-war candidate. Most Americans sided with the British, but they did not want to get involved in the war. In 1917, Wilson had no choice but to enter the war.Germany's campaign in the war was considered aggressive, which prompted an American response. However, the election was over and Wilson had successfully become the first Democratic candidate to win consecutive terms since Andrew Jackson's re-election.

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What is the U.S. presidential timeline?

Many of the historical events covered on a presidential time line took place during times of war, crisis, evolution or other change in the United States. These events led to outcomes that are typically included further down a presidency time line.\nAs of 2015, educators across the country are developing students' critical and historical thinking, as well as promoting their civic engagement, with The Presidential Timeline Project. The project involves a presidential time line website, summer activities and online lessons. Information for The National Archives is also available, and student..

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What is the difference between a Tory and a Whig?

The Tories and the Whigs disagreed on numerous matters of internal and external policy. For example, the Tories opposed American Independence, whereas the Whigs supported it. Even though the relationships of the Whigs and Tories changed through the years, they remained the main political parties in England until the 20th century.

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What is the national symbol of Puerto Rico?

These frogs live throughout Puerto Rico, and although small, have a long history of respect and admiration. When identifying themselves as Puerto Rican, citizens often say "soy de aqui como el coqui." Literally translated, that means "I am as Puerto Rican as a coqui." Coquis enjoy a large and diverse population across the Puerto Rican islands. While most live in their traditional rainforest habitats, others reside in more urban areas such as gardens and parks. These small frogs also inhabit greenhouses and find shelter beneath fallen logs and large rocks. Although native to Puerto Rico, they e..

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Where was Leonardo da Vinci born?

Leonardo was an illegitimate child born out of wedlock to Caterina, a peasant woman. His father was a local lawyer by the name of Messer Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest minds of the Renaissance period that followed the Middle Ages. He was an artist, a painter, a sculptor, an engineer and a scientist. The Mona Lisa is one of his most famous paintings. He died at a place called Clos Luce in France on May 2, 1519.

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What did Sir Francis Drake find?

No one is sure exactly where Drake landed in California, though evidence points to San Francisco Bay, Drakes Bay or Bodega Bay. The maps he made for his journey may have been altered to keep the location of the bay secret from the Spanish. Though the passage connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean bears the name Drake Passage, the waterway was actually discovered by a Flemish expedition in 1616, 20 years after Drake himself had died.

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What are some interesting facts about Robert de La Salle?

Robert de La Salle's full name was René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle. Unlike his contemporaries, he was an incompetent explorer. He could not speak Algonquian or Iroquoian and his travelers claimed that he seemed to have no clue where he was going. On his first expedition in 1669, which led him to Lake Erie, La Salle claimed he was going back to Montreal and was not seen again until 1670. La Salle built three forts on his journey down the Mississippi, Fort Crèvecoeur, Fort Miami and Fort Prud’homme.\nLa Salle died in 1687 in what is now Texas while attempting to claim parts of Mexico ..

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What were John Cabot's accomplishments?

John Cabot was a Venetian citizen who came to be poor in the early years of his life. He was fascinated by the discovery of land by Columbus and other voyagers, but was more concerned about the fame and wealth they had gained as a result of these explorations. As he was poor, Cabot was interested in doing any type of exploring that could earn him money.\nLike Columbus, he believed that there was a shorter route to Asia by bypassing the North American shores. He managed to get an appointment with the King of England and was granted permission to begin looking for new routes. The King sponsored ..

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Why were Lewis and Clark so important?

Long before he became president, Thomas Jefferson had been interested in having an expedition cross the continent of North America. One of his goals was to find a water route to the West. The official reasons he gave Congress when requesting financial backing were to promote fur trapping and trade with Native Americans. He also wanted to promote settlement in the West by providing more knowledge and better mapping of the area. The expedition had already been planned by the time of the Louisiana Purchase, but surveying the new territory gave the expedition added usefulness.\nAlthough findings o..

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