History #Trivia – April 16 to April 30 by Kaye Spencer

April 16, 1178 BCE: A solar eclipse ‘may’ have marked Odysseus’ return to his kingdom of Ithaca after his lengthy travels at end of Trojan

History #Trivia – Week of April 9 – April 15 by Kaye Spencer

April 9, 1872: Samuel R. Percy was issued a patent for dried milk. April 10, 1912: RMS Titanic set sail for its first & last

History #Trivia – Week of March 19-25 by Kaye Spencer

March 19, 1916: Eight American planes took off in pursuit of Pancho Villa. This event became the first United States air-combat mission in history. March

What about the other 11 “Ides”? by Kaye Spencer #IdesofMarch #history #trivia

We’re familiar with the Ides of March thanks to William Shakespeare and Julius Caesar, but what about the other eleven months? Do they have ides?

History #Trivia – Week of March 12-18 by Kaye Spencer

March 12, 1987: Les Misérables opened at Broadway Theatre where it ran for 6000+ performances. March 12, 1692: Salem Witch Trials – Ann Putnam Jr.

History #Trivia – Week of March 5-11 by Kaye Spencer

      March 5, 1836:  Samuel Colt manufactures the first pistol: a .34-caliber ‘Texas’ model. March 6, 1836:  Day 13 at the Alamo. After

History #Trivia – Week of Feb. 26 – Mar. 4 by @kayespencer

Feb 26-1983: Michael Jackson’s Thriller album reaches No. 1 and stays there for the next 37 weeks. Feb 27-1807: Born: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow – Listen

History #Trivia – Week of Feb 19-25 by @KayeSpencer

February 19, 1878: Thomas Edison receives a patent for the phonograph. February 20, 1846: John Drummond receives a patent for molds for the manufacture of