Knead to Know

8/28/15

Fact of the Week: August 28, 2015

The pony express only lasted for 18 months total; from April 1860 to October 1861.
Cite: http://www.nps.gov/poex/learn/historyculture/index.htm

8/7/15

Fact of the Week: August 10, 2015

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, that overcame legal barriers which were preventing African-American's from voting.
Cite: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/voting-rights-act

8/5/15

Fact of the Week: August 24, 2015

This August the Mars Rover has spent 3 years on Mars.

cite: http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/three-years-on-mars

8/3/15

Fact of the Week: August 3, 2015

Queen Victoria started the white wedding dress trend in 1840 when she married Prince Albert. She met criticism for the dress, not just due to the color, but for the lack of adornment.

Cite: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/queen-victoria-sparked-white-wedding-dress-trend-1840-180953550/?no-ist

7/29/15

Fact of the Week: July 29, 2015

President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which established National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), into law on July 29, 1958, 57 year ago today.
cite: http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/whyweexplore/Why_We_29.html

7/7/15

Fact of the Week: July 16, 2015

Mount Tallac is named after the Washoe word dala'ak meaning "large mountain."

Cite: Indian Placenames in America, Volume 1, By Sandy Nestor page 37

7/6/15

Fact of the Week: July 6, 2015

180 years ago, Samuel Clemens started publishing news stories in the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise, writing under the name of Mark Twain. A pen name he used from then on.

Cite: History.com