Stephen Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day. Stephen was born in Newark, New Jersey back in 1871.  His parents were busy as he was the fourteenth and last child born to his parents.  (I bet his mother was thankful for that).  His given nickname was “Stevie”.  Stevie was as a child often sick and afflicted by constant colds.  By the age of four he had taught himself to read.  By the time he was eight he had written his first poem.  He was enrolled in school in 1880 but completed two grades in six weeks (that seems to me like a record).  In 1885 he wrote his first known stor... 10/11/2015

 Bessie Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day. Bessie was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee back in 1894.  Her father was a part-time Baptist preacher.  Sad to say he died before his daughter Bessie could remember him.  At the age of nine she also lost her mother and brother.  Bessie and her other brother Andrew earned money busking (performing on the streets) to earn money.  She sang while he played the guitar.  In 1912 she auditioned for the Stokes Troupe as a singer but she was hired as a dancer.  She eventually moved on to performing in various chorus lines. In 1923 she beg... 10/10/2015

 Cullum Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day. I am changing the direction on this one.  I’m not going to go into much detail as history buffs like myself could figure this one out quickly.  No deception just enough data hopefully to keep you interested.Cullum was born in the U.S. back in 1887.  He was one of 11 children born to his parents.  He attended school only for 9 months and dropped out to help support this family.  When he was old enough he worked in railroad construction and then as a logger.  From what I’ve read he was a very skilled worker and was devoted to the ... 10/09/2015

573 Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day. We know Benjamin Franklin as a founding father, a statesman among other things. Books have been written about him and he is looked upon as a great man.  However can you tell me how many years did he attend school?  Actually he went two years one in grammar and one with a private teacher.  Again you just never know the background of the person you are passing on the street.  If you liked what you’ve read take a moment and join us at http://activerain.trulia.com/groups/trivia21.Remember to smile.  It will make people wonder what you h... 10/09/2015

 William Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day. William was born in Corning, Iowa back in 1925.  At the age of eight he was fascinated with magic and so began his first money making adventure.  At fourteen his magic at the local Kiwanis Club where he charged $5.00 per performance.  He joined the Naval Air Corps in 1943 and had his training at Columbia University.  He received his commission as an ensign late in the war.  He was assigned to a troop ship and was headed to the combat zone when the U.S. bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  After the bombing he served as a communicati... 10/08/2015

Woodrow Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day. Woodrow was born in Okemah, Oklahoma back in 1912.  His family life was filled with tragedy losing his sister Clara in a fire and his father was also injured in a later fire.  His mother Nora was committed to the Oklahoma Hospital for the insane.  While his early and teen age years were fought with one tragedy after another his writing and musical skills were honed to perfection.  In the 1940’s he moved to New York where he was known as “The Oklahoma Cowboy”.  His music career really took off in 1944.  During the late 1940’s and... 10/07/2015

 Judiciary Act of 1789 Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day. The other day I posted who made up the first Supreme Court Justices.  I was asked who decided on the Justices so with that challenge I looked it up.  You may not know so I’m here to tell you the following.The Judiciary Act of 1789 to summize (I did look this up and it is spelled right) the rules are the following:To be a Justice the President nominates someone who is confirmed by the Senate by a simple majority vote.The act does not specify qualifications for the Justices and they do not need to be lawyers, or for... 10/06/2015

Antoine Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day. Antoine-Amedee-Marie-Vincent Manca Amat de Vallombrosa (that’s a mouthful) was born in 1858.  I couldn’t find out where in France he was born and nothing was written about his childhood.  So I’ll begin by saying he was a soldier in 1879.  He was sent to Algiers where he was involved in his first duel.  He moved to the U.S. after he resigned his commission in 1882.  From what I’ve been reading about this individual he was quick to anger and was involved in numerous duels throughout his life.  He bought over 44,000 acres where he ... 10/05/2015

Edgar Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day. Edgar was born in Canton, Illinois back in 1861.  Hardly nothing is written about his childhood so I can’t tell you what or where he went to school, what his likes or dislikes were. What I can tell you about him is that he and his brother Frank were bicycle makers in Washington D.C.  He was responsible for the design but however it was his brother Frank who actually designed the invention.  So long before the history was written can you tell me what Frank Duryea invented?  Also can you tell me the other accomplishment that Frank i... 10/04/2015

Estelle Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day. Estelle was born in Manchester, England back in 1882.  She attended Manchester High School for Girls and went on to the Royal College of Art.  She moved in with an Italian anarchist Silvio Corio.  At the age of 45 in 1927 she gave birth to a son Richard.  As was her nature she refused to marry the child’s father, so her mother Emmeline broker off all ties with her and they did not speak to each other again.  She was a supporter of the suffragette movement along with equal right for women.  You may know her better as Sylvia Pankh... 10/03/2015

572 Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day. We all know U.S. Supreme Court justices are appointed for life.  But can you tell me what justices never went to law school?  Are you ready for this one they were John Jay, Roger Taney, Salmon Chase and of course John Marshall.  Don’t you just love the trivia and nonsense you learn reading my posts?  Now go do something productive…  Like wait until tomorrow and read what I post next….If you liked what you’ve read take a moment and join us at http://activerain.trulia.com/groups/trivia21.Remember to smile.  It will make people wonder ... 10/03/2015

571 Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day. During WW II car racing was banned in the U.S. due to a shortage of fuel that was needed to fight the war.  Now can you tell me what other racing even was also banned during the war?  Why the racing event’s that were banned was horse racing.  Don’t know why but it was. If you liked what you’ve read take a moment and join us at http://activerain.trulia.com/groups/trivia21.Remember to smile.  It will make people wonder what you have been up to.   10/03/2015

Royce Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day. Royce was born in Gilmer, Texas back in 1935.  He was the fourth of seven children.  I know his family moved to San Francisco, California but I don’t have a time frame to tell you about.  Needless to say that is where he grew up.  At the tender age of 13 he was in a jam session with a fried at the Black Hawk Club in San Francisco when he caught the attention of the club’s co-founder.   He was a star athlete at George Washington High School where he was involved in the high jump and hurdler.  He also played on the basketball team. ... 10/02/2015

Stearns Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day. Stearns was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1888. As a child he could not participate in sports because of a double inguinal hernia.  As a friend stated, ”Stearns would often curl up in the window-seat behind an enormous book, setting the drug of dreams against the pain of living.”   He attended Smith Academy and studied Latin, Ancient Greek, French and German.  He went on to attend Milton Academy and Harvard College where he graduated in three years instead of the usual four.  He held several teaching jobs but his love was writi... 10/01/2015

Matilda  Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day. Matilda was born in Shanghai, China in 1943.  Attending the University of Oklahoma, obtaining a Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 1973.  The work experience includes a variety of academic assignments from teaching to research associate until 1978.  From then until the retirement in 2012 this person worked for NASA, you probably know her as Shannon Lucid the first and right now the only woman to have the longest space travel on record.  She stayed on the Mir for 179 days.  She also holds the record for the most hours in orbit by a non-Ru... 09/30/2015

Ann  Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day. Ann was born in Winchester, Virginia back in 1739.  At the tender age of 17 she married her husband.  He had two orphaned nephews and she took them in.  They lived with her until her and her husband moved in 1773.  She bore him six sons and four daughters in their time together.  Her husband was gone most of the time during their marriage.  In 1799 after many adventures her and her husband moved to Marthasville, Missouri.  She died at the age of 74 in 1813. If I had given you any more information you would have been able to tell me... 09/29/2015

Vincent Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Vincent was born in Harvard, Illinois back in 1895.  Not much is written about his childhood.  He did serve in WWI as an artillery officer.  After the war he attended Illinois Institute of Technology.  I don’t have a lot to write about this man except to ask you what he is most noted for.  Well he along with his friend founded something that everyone will recognize.  So my second question is what did he invent?  I’ll give you a big hint, the company he helped founded is a derivative of two words one being “motor” and the other “V... 09/28/2015

Cuthbert Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Cuthbert was born in New Albany, Mississippi back in 1897.  As a schoolchild he excelled in the first grade.  He skipped the second grade and did well in the third and fourth grades.  Something happened to him and I could not find out why. But during and by the time he entered the seventh grade his decline began and it showed in his schooling. He eventually graduated but he had to repeat the eleventh grade.  He attended the University of Mississippi enrolling in 1919 but quit after attending only three years. As with most of the... 09/27/2015

Oliver Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Oliver was born in Hopkins County, Kentucky back in 1812.  In 1843 he moved to the Republic of Texas and bought 640 acres.  In 1855 he moved again to Palo Pinto County, Texas where he had a one-thousand acre spread.  He and his partners wanted to cut out the middle man so he could realize a larger profit for himself.  In August 1860 together with John Dawson he started a 1,500 herd drive to Denver, Colorado.  In 1866 he and another partner Charles Goodnight they took a herd to Fort Sumner, New Mexico.  He and Goodnight were credit... 09/26/2015

Andreyevna Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Andreyevna was born in Russia back in 1844.  She was one of three daughters in her family.  At the age of 18 she met her future husband.  In 1862 they became formally engaged after a written proposal of marriage.  They were married a week later in Moscow. They had 13 children however only eight survived childhood.  She acted as a copyist of her husband’s work.  In between being a copyist she took over a thousand photographs documenting her life.  Her husband wanted to give away all his private property which resulted in him le... 09/25/2015