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History Trivia

Why did the Daughters of the American Revolution refuse to allow Marian Anderson to sing in 1939?

on Nov 13, 2025

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She Was A Woman
She Was A Communist
She Was An Immigrant
She Was Black

She Was Black. Because of their discriminatory practices, Eleanor Roosevelt resigned as a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1939.

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Which German aircraft was considered a failure?

History Trivia / November 12, 2025

Me-210. The 210 was reported to have killed as many German pilots as Allied pilots.

What airline owned the 747 blown up by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988?

History Trivia / November 12, 2025

Pan Am. On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, at the time the worst terrorist attack against U.S. citizens.

Which was never declared a war but, rather, was considered only a conflict?

History Trivia / November 11, 2025

Vietnam War. Senators Wayne Morse of Oregon and Ernest Gruening of Alaska were the only two senators to vote against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964.