This week’s calendar is packed with history, from a flag-raising in Alaska to a barrel ride over Niagara Falls. Here are nine questions about events that happened between October 18 and October 24. Some you’ll remember from school, and a few might surprise you.
On October 18, 1867, the American flag was raised at Sitka to mark the formal transfer of which territory from Russia to the United States?
About how much did the United States pay Russia for Alaska?
On October 19, 1781, the British army surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, effectively ending major fighting in the Revolutionary War. Which British general commanded that army?
On October 18, 1954, the Regency TR-1 was announced. What was it?
In October 1879, Thomas Edison's laboratory tested a carbon-filament light bulb that glowed for more than half a day. In which New Jersey town was his lab?
The Guggenheim Museum, with its famous spiral ramp, opened on Fifth Avenue in New York City on October 21, 1959. Who designed it?
On October 24, 1901, Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls and survive. What did she ride in?
What was Annie Edson Taylor's job before her famous stunt?
United Nations Day is celebrated every October 24. What happened on that date in 1945?
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A Busy Week on the Calendar
Late October has seen everything from the end of a war to the birth of a pocket-sized gadget that changed how Americans listened to music. If a date rings a bell, think about what else was happening in that era; context is often the best clue.