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Which of the following did not see action during the American Civil War ?

"LightHorse" Harry Lee. General Robert E. Lee led the Confederacy, (South). LightHorse Lee fought during the Revolutionary War.

Who won the first Army-Notre Dame football game to be played Nov. 1, 1913 ?

Notre Dame 35 -10.

How did Gene Tunney beat Jack Dempsey to win the heavyweight boxing championship on Sept. 23, 1926?

outpointed him.

When the Japanese invaded Manchuria, China on Sept. 18, 1931, what pact did they violate ?

Kellogg - Briand Pact. The Pact was signed by 16 nations. Three years later Japan invaded.

On Sept. 7, 1921 Fifteen year old Margaret Gorman won the Miss America beauty pageant in Atlantic City. What was unique about this?

she was the 1st Miss America.

What year did the Congress of the U.S. enact the first income tax ?

1861. To help in running the Civil War's finances, income taxes were started Aug. 5, 1861.

The small Pacific island Tinian in the Marianas was the take off location for the bombers that dropped A-Bombs on Japan in 1945. What other first was Tinian known for a year before ?

first use of Napalm. To help clear out the Japanese forces, the U.S. used the deadly chemical to set fire to a large portion of the island from the air.

Unlike the Titanic, this English liner made it to the New York Harbor on her maiden voyage on June 1, 1936.

Queen Mary.

In an effort to make money for a cause, six million people linked hands across America on May 25, 1986. What was that cause ?

to help the homeless. The event, in fact, was called, 'Hands Across America'.

May, 19, 1928 saw the first contest of this kind held in Calaveras County, California. Who were and still are the contestants ?

jumping Frogs. mArk twain even wrote a book about the Jumping Frogs of Calaveras County.