#9054, aired 2024-03-07 | GETTING HISTORICAL $800: Calling himself an admiral in a bit of self-promotion, in 1853 he sailed 4 warships into the harbor of Uraga & refused to leave Commodore Matthew Perry |
#8903, aired 2023-06-28 | CONSTANTINOPLE $1200: In 1853 Prince Menshikov presented his government's demands in Constantinople; they were rejected & this war ensued the Crimean War |
#8664, aired 2022-06-16 | THE "O" MEN $200: Done with manufacturing wagons, he set up an elevator shop in Yonkers in 1853 & business just went up from there Otis |
#8660, aired 2022-06-10 | NOTES FOR A BIOGRAPHY $2000: Jefferson Davis: as U.S. Secretary of War in 1853, he approved the import of these from Egypt to test in the Southwest camels |
#8572, aired 2022-02-08 | THE LAST THOUSAND YEARS $1,000 (Daily Double): In November 1853 Russia destroyed Turkey's fleet in the Black Sea; France & Britain came to Turkey's aid in this war the Crimean War |
#8543, aired 2021-12-29 | AMERICAN AUTHORS $1600: A personal friend of this president, Nathaniel Hawthorne was appointed U.S. consul at Liverpool in 1853 Franklin Pierce |
#8398, aired 2021-05-12 | AMERICAN HISTORY $2000: In 1853 this 14th president was not sworn in--he was affirmed on a Bible Franklin Pierce |
#8362, aired 2021-03-23 | NURSES $200: In 1853 this nurse was superintendent at London's Institution for Sick Gentlewomen in Distressed Circumstances Florence Nightingale |
#8296, aired 2020-12-07 | AMERICAN ACCESSIONS $2000: This 1853 purchase added nearly 30,000 square miles to the Southwest United States the Gadsden Purchase |
#8231, aired 2020-06-08 | 19th CENTURY NOTABLES $800: His operas "Il Trovatore" & "La Traviata" both premiered in 1853 Verdi |
#8221, aired 2020-05-25 | WORLD HISTORY $600: He & his squadron showed up in Uraga Harbor in 1853, & Japan was soon forced to open its ports to U.S. ships (Commodore) Admiral Perry |
#8190, aired 2020-03-27 | OPERA $1200: Here's an 1853 chorus from this "green" guy & we'll even throw in the anvil for free Verdi |
#8170, aired 2020-02-28 | HIGHER EDUCATION GEOGRAPHY $4,000 (Daily Double): Founded in 1853, Washington University isn't in D.C. or Washington State but in this city on the Mississippi river St. Louis |
#8096, aired 2019-11-18 | A MAN OF THE CLOTH $800: Before he controlled New York City, this boss served a single term in Congress from 1853 to 1855 (Boss) Tweed |
#8061, aired 2019-09-30 | AMERICAN HISTORY $2000: Suffering from tuberculosis, William Rufus DeVane King died in April 1853 before ever performing his duties in this post vice president |
#8000, aired 2019-05-24 | QUEEN VICTORIA $2000: Given this new anesthetic to inhale, Queen Victoria felt little or no pain in 1853 when she delivered her eighth child chloroform |
#7937, aired 2019-02-26 | RANKS & TITLES $1000: In 1853 the shogun of Japan called himself "taikun" when meeting this American; it eventually became our word tycoon (Matthew) Perry |
#7903, aired 2019-01-09 | CHARLES DARWIN $1000: The Royal Society awarded its medal to Charles in 1853 for his writings on these crustaceans found on rocks & ships' hulls barnacles |
#7820, aired 2018-09-14 | NONFICTION $800: In Chapter 1 of this memoir, Solomon Northup says he was "happily rescued" from bondage in January 1853 12 Years a Slave |
#7768, aired 2018-05-23 | DIMES $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents.) The arrows around 1853 on the dime on the right show it contained less of this element, which was reduced that year due to a rise in its price silver |
#7698, aired 2018-02-14 | MEXICAN HISTORY $1600: In 1853 Mexico sold territory south of the Gila River to the U.S. for $10 million in this acquisition the Gadsden Purchase |
#7649, aired 2017-12-07 | THE 19th CENTURY $600: Explorer Richard Burton disguised himself as an Afghan doctor to enter this holy city on Sept. 11, 1853 Mecca |
#7455, aired 2017-01-27 | AN INVENTIVE CATEGORY $800: In 1853 David Smith patented one of these to keep your undies hanging on a line by using a spring clamp & 2 wooden levers a clothespin |
#7392, aired 2016-11-01 | THE 19th CENTURY $1200: What we call this 1853 "Purchase" is known in Mexico as La Venta de la Mesilla the Gadsden Purchase |
#7366, aired 2016-09-26 | U.S. LANDMARKS $400: Fort Point, seen here, was built between 1853 & 1861 to protect this bay San Francisco Bay |
#7229, aired 2016-02-04 | OTTOMAN HISTORY $400: In 1853 the Ottoman Turks declared war on Russia, igniting this conflict the Crimean War |
#7181, aired 2015-11-30 | KIDNAPPING $800: The full title of this Solomon Northup memoir includes "Rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation... in Louisiana 12 Years a Slave |
#7109, aired 2015-07-09 | THE ARTFUL ROGER $400: British photographer Roger Fenton is known for his extensive images of this 1853-56 peninsular war the Crimean War |
#7090, aired 2015-06-12 | EXPLORATION $800: In 1853 Sir Richard Burton became one of the few non-Muslim men of the time to visit these 2 "M" cities Mecca & Medina |
#7010, aired 2015-02-20 | QUEEN VICTORIA $400: When this war broke out in 1853, Victoria took an active part in organizing relief efforts for the wounded the Crimean War |
#6946, aired 2014-11-24 | LINCOLN $200: Naturally, this state has the first town named for Lincoln--in 1853, before he was even president Illinois |
#6837, aired 2014-05-13 | WON THE BATTLE, LOST THE WAR $400: Russia 1, Turkey 0
at Sinope;
Allies 1, Russia 0
in this 1853 to 1856 war the Crimean War |
#6734, aired 2013-12-19 | MAP QUEST $200: Incorporated as a city in 1853, it's on the shores of Lake Winnebago b'gosh Oshkosh |
#6725, aired 2013-12-06 | YOU'VE GOT TASTE $600: Model yourself on a baron in this banking family, who in 1853 bought a chateau so he could serve his own wine to guests the Rothschilds |
#6600, aired 2013-05-03 | FAMOUS AMERICANS $1200: In 1853 he won $2 at an Illinois fair for the "best center draft plow" John Deere |
#6520, aired 2013-01-11 | BE SPECIFIC $1000: "The Russo-Turkish War" won't do it; there have been a dozen--give us this 1853-1856 one the Crimean War |
#6517, aired 2013-01-08 | IT'S MATTHEW PERRY $800: In July 1853 Matthew Perry became famous by sailing into a fortified harbor in this country Japan |
#6448, aired 2012-10-03 | THE 19th CENTURY $400: In 1853 Sir Richard Burton made a dangerous journey in disguise to this city, now in Saudi Arabia Mecca |
#6387, aired 2012-05-29 | RUBBER $1,600 (Daily Double): In 1853 this American wrote about his vulcanization discovery in "Gum Elastic and its Varieties" Goodyear |
#6352, aired 2012-04-10 | 1850s AMERICA $1600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map of the Southwest U.S. and northern Mexico on the monitor.) The U.S. wanted to build a railroad across the Southwest, but the land was too mountainous, so in 1853 flatter land for the railroad was purchased from Mexico by this U.S. minister Gadsden |
#6325, aired 2012-03-02 | EMILY DICKINSON $800: Emily's father served in Congress from 1853 to 1855 as one of the last elected members of this party the Whig |
#6190, aired 2011-07-08 | WASHINGTON $800: Until 1853 Washington was part of this territory bearing the name of the next state south Oregon |
#6182, aired 2011-06-28 | 19th CENTURY AMERICAN LIT $400: In 1853 Harriet Beecher Stowe published "A Key to" this novel, with facts & figures to back up its accuracy Uncle Tom's Cabin |
#6149, aired 2011-05-12 | ARRIVALS $2,200 (Daily Double): On July 8, 1853 Commodore Matthew Perry historically sailed into this bay the Tokyo bay |
#6141, aired 2011-05-02 | CORNERSTONES $400: As president of the Mormon church, he laid one of the cornerstones for the Salt Lake temple in 1853 Brigham Young |
#6023, aired 2010-11-17 | HAIL TO THE CHIEF $1600: In 1853 this president, "Handsome Frank", became the first to "solemnly affirm", not "swear", his oath Pierce |
#6007, aired 2010-10-26 | 19th CENTURY INVENTIONS $800: Elevators date back to Roman times; in 1853 he showed off his safety device so passengers could ride on them Otis |
#5844, aired 2010-01-28 | SAUDI ARABIA $800: This British explorer made a secret trip to Mecca in 1853 & also "acted" as translator of the "Arabian Nights" (Richard Francis) Burton |
#5841, aired 2010-01-25 | U.S. FIRSTS $800: Our country's first of these was held in a crystal palace in NYC's Bryant Park in 1853 & lost $300,000 a World's Fair |
#5810, aired 2009-12-11 | "C"OMPANIES $800: In 1853 these brothers, John & Benjamin, got a royal warrant to provide chocolate & cocoa products to the Queen Cadbury |
#5804, aired 2009-12-03 | DEATH IN VENICE $3,000 (Daily Double): This physicist who noted an effect in sound waves from moving sources died in Venice in 1853 & is buried in its San Michele (Christian) Doppler |
#5632, aired 2009-02-17 | MEDICAL MILESTONES $400: In 1853 Charles Gerhardt buffered salicylic acid, creating acetylsalicylic acid, later marketed as this aspirin |
#5628, aired 2009-02-11 | THE GADSDEN PURCHASE $800: This U.S. president authorized the deal in 1853 Franklin Pierce |
#5607, aired 2009-01-13 | JEFFERSON DAVIS $2000: From 1853 to 1857 Davis served as this president's Secretary of War Pierce |
#5503, aired 2008-07-09 | INFECTIOUS DISEASES $1000: Deadly outbreaks of cholera struck British, French & Russian soldiers equally in this 1853-56 war the Crimean War |
#5372, aired 2008-01-08 | WAR CORRESPONDENTS $1600: The first famous war correspondent, William Howard Russell reported on this 1853-56 war for British papers The Crimean War |
#5363, aired 2007-12-26 | INVENTORS & INVENTIONS $400: Alexander Wood & Charles Pravaz are credited with developing this device in 1853 first used to inject morphine a (hypodermic) syringe |
#5352, aired 2007-12-11 | SNACK ATTACK $1000: I could eat a whole bag of this type of snack invented in Saratoga Springs in 1853 potato chips |
#5345, aired 2007-11-30 | WESTWARD EXPANSION OF THE U.S. $2000: This 1853 deal that brought the U.S. chunks of New Mexico & Arizona is known in Mexico as the sale of La Mesilla the Gadsden Purchase |
#5316, aired 2007-10-22 | FAMOUS HUMANITARIANS $200: In 1853 she became head of London's Harley Street Nursing Home; a year later, she shipped out to Scutari, Turkey Florence Nightingale |
#5226, aired 2007-05-07 | CHINESE GEOGRAPHY $200: This colorful river emptied into the sea until 1853, when its course shifted to empty into the Gulf of Chihli the Yellow River |
#5176, aired 2007-02-26 | THAT'S GONNA COST YOU $800: Between 1853 & 1856, commissioners purchased the NYC site for what became this 843-acre location Central Park |
#5129, aired 2006-12-21 | COLLEGE SPORTS TEAM LOGOS $600: This university originally opened in Ocala in 1853 University of Florida |
#5118, aired 2006-12-06 | BOOKS ABOUT AUTHORS $200: Chapter 20 of a biography of this Connecticut-born woman is entitled "Antislavery Activist: 1853-1854" (Harriet Beecher) Stowe |
#5018, aired 2006-06-07 | THE DEADFUL GREAT $1200: In 1853 at age 33, she became superintendent of London's Harley Street Nursing Home (Florence) Nightingale |
#4990, aired 2006-04-28 | WHO'S THE BOSS $200: He was a congressman from 1853 to 1855, then returned to NYC & organized his "ring" ("Boss") Tweed |
#4978, aired 2006-04-12 | DURING THE PIERCE ADMINISTRATION $1600: This grandson of a founding father arranged an 1853 purchase from Mexico Gadsden |
#4970, aired 2006-03-31 | LISZT $1000: Between 1846 & 1853 Liszt composed the first 15 of his "Hungarian" these Rhapsodies |
#4874, aired 2005-11-17 | PARTYING $1,000 (Daily Double): Between 1841 & 1853, 4 U.S. presidents were from this political party that no longer exists the Whig Party |
#4869, aired 2005-11-10 | THE 19th CENTURY $1,000 (Daily Double): Much of the fighting in this war, 1853 to 1856, took place on a peninsula in the Black Sea the Crimean War |
#4851, aired 2005-10-17 | THE 19th CENTURY $1600: Pow! Kaboom! Russian explosive shells destroyed this empire's ships in Crimea in 1853 the Ottoman Empire |
#4837, aired 2005-09-27 | HELLO KITTY $600: This frontiersman served as an Indian agent from 1853 to 1861 in Taos, New Mexico Kit Carson |
#4785, aired 2005-05-27 | MEDICINE $400: A few almonds might help a headache; they contain salicylic acid, found in this drug synthesized in 1853 aspirin |
#4425, aired 2003-11-28 | BRITISH ROYAL PAINS $1200: To help with her royal birthing pains, Queen Victoria used this new anesthetic in 1853 chloroform |
#4412, aired 2003-11-11 | 19th CENTURY AMERICAN AUTHORS $400: To defend the accuracy of her blockbuster book, she wrote "A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin" in 1853 Harriet Beecher Stowe |
#4339, aired 2003-06-12 | FOREIGN 2-LETTER WORDS $2,400 (Daily Double): The titles of 2 Verdi operas of 1853 begin with these 2 Italian forms of the word "the" il & la |
#4216, aired 2002-12-23 | U.S. HISTORY $1000: On July 8, 1853 Matthew Perry presented a letter from President Fillmore to the emperor of this country Japan |
#4209, aired 2002-12-12 | WHAT'S IN A NAME? $600: In 1853 this man founded a piano business in NYC with his "Sons" that stayed family owned until 1972 Henry E. Steinway |
#4120, aired 2002-06-28 | TURKEY $800: In 1853 the Turks declared war on this country, beginning the Crimean War Russia |
#4109, aired 2002-06-13 | GREAT BRITS $2000: Perhaps Elizabeth Taylor could tell you that in 1853, this explorer disguised himself as an Arab to see shrines in Mecca Sir Richard Burton |
#3944, aired 2001-10-25 | POX, PLAGUE & PESTILENCE $400: Deadly outbreaks of cholera & typhus struck British, French & Russian soldiers equally in this 1853-56 war the Crimean War |
#3866, aired 2001-05-28 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $800: In 1853 Schumann noted in his diary meeting this composer & called him "a genius" Johannes Brahms |
#3859, aired 2001-05-17 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $100: An 1853 fire at his publisher's warehouse burned the remaining stock of his books, including "Moby Dick" Herman Melville |
#3769, aired 2001-01-11 | YMCA $400: The origins of this city's Golden Gate University go back to classes offered at a local YMCA in 1853 San Francisco |
#3763, aired 2001-01-03 | DRUGS $300: The administration of drugs was made much easier by this 1853 invention seen here Hypodermic needle |
#3564, aired 2000-02-17 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $600: In 1853 she published a "Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin", evidence to back up her earlier work Harriet Beecher Stowe |
#3491, aired 1999-11-08 | ALL AROUND NEW YORK $400: This jewelry store has added sparkle & pizzazz to NYC since 1853; breakfast, anyone? Tiffany's |
#3366, aired 1999-04-05 | FAMOUS PARTNERS $500: In 1853 he borrowed $60 from his friend Henry Lomb to help his optical goods shop John Bausch |
#3176, aired 1998-05-25 | MEAT & POTATOES $300: In 1853 chef George Crum invented this snack as a joke when a customer said his fries were too thick potato chips |
#3134, aired 1998-03-26 | AMERICANA $400: White Mountain has been making freezers to produce this treat since 1853 Ice Cream |
#3130, aired 1998-03-20 | THE 19th CENTURY $1000: 1853 purchase that brought the contiguous U.S. about up to its present area the Gadsden Purchase |
#3063, aired 1997-12-17 | CLASSICAL COMPOSERS $400: 3 of his most famous works, "Rigoletto", "Il Trovatore" & "La Traviata", were published between 1851-1853 Giuseppe Verdi |
#3051, aired 1997-12-01 | EXPLORERS $400: In 1853 Richard Burton -- the other one -- visited this city in disguise & made a sketch of the Kaaba Mecca |
#3010, aired 1997-10-03 | FLOPS $500: "La Traviata", his modern-dress opera version of "La Dame Aux Camelias", flopped in its 1853 premiere Giuseppe Verdi |
#2985, aired 1997-07-18 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $1000: On March 4, 1853 this president gave his inauguration address from memory without notes Franklin Pierce |
#2917, aired 1997-04-15 | BRAND NAMES $300: This brand name came from a Philadelphia cookie & cracker baker in 1853, not from an elf in a hollow tree Keebler |
#2819, aired 1996-11-28 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $2,500 (Daily Double): When he took office in 1853 at age 48, this New Englander was the youngest president to that time Franklin Pierce |
#2762, aired 1996-09-10 | POTENT POTABLES $800: The Rothschild family bought Chateau Mouton in 1853 & this 700-year-old estate in 1868 (Château) Lafite |
#2747, aired 1996-07-09 | AMERICAN HISTORY $700 (Daily Double): 1853's Gadsden Purchase contained the southern portion of what became these 2 states Arizona & New Mexico |
#2723, aired 1996-06-05 | RUSSIAN RULERS $1000: Nicholas I's ambition to add more Turkish territory to his domain led to this 1853-56 war the Crimean War |
#2713, aired 1996-05-22 | AMERICAN HISTORY $100: In 1853 this future Confederate president became secretary of war in Franklin Pierce's cabinet Jefferson Davis |
#2681, aired 1996-04-08 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $400: William Rufus De Vane King died in 1853 just 25 days after he was sworn into this office vice president |
#2631, aired 1996-01-29 | 1853 $100: The first of these buildings for publicly displaying fish was opened at Regent's Park in England aquarium |
#2631, aired 1996-01-29 | 1853 $200: This 1,932-foot-deep Oregon lake in the Cascades was discovered by a prospector in 1853 Crater Lake |
#2631, aired 1996-01-29 | 1853 $300: 2 of his best-known works debuted, "Il Trovatore" & "La Traviata" Giuseppe Verdi |
#2631, aired 1996-01-29 | 1853 $400: On December 30 this American diplomat signed a treaty ceding Mexican land south of the Gila River to the U.S. (James) Gadsden |
#2631, aired 1996-01-29 | 1853 $1,400 (Daily Double): Born on July 5, 1853 in Hertfordshire, he later founded the De Beers mining company Cecil Rhodes |
#2596, aired 1995-12-11 | HISTORY $800: The destruction of a Turkish fleet by the Russians Nov. 30, 1853 led to Britain entering this war the Crimean |
#2578, aired 1995-11-15 | POLITICS $400: This New York City political boss served in the House of Representatives from 1853-55 Boss Tweed |
#2551, aired 1995-10-09 | ODDS & ENDS $600: While giving birth in 1853, Queen Victoria became one of the first women to use this anesthetic chloroform |
#2532, aired 1995-09-12 | THE 19th CENTURY $400: With this 1853 purchase, the contiguous U.S. became complete as we know it today the Gadsden Purchase |
#2519, aired 1995-07-13 | LANGUAGES $400: The first modern novel in this language was "Love of Zion", published in 1853 Hebrew |
#2473, aired 1995-05-10 | BRITISH ROYALTY $300: This queen's son Leopold, born in 1853, suffered from hemophilia Victoria |
#2315, aired 1994-09-30 | SHIPS $300: Launched in 1853, the Great Republic, one of these speedy ships, was the largest sailing ship of its time a clipper ship |
#2309, aired 1994-09-22 | ARIZONA $400: Arizona's land south of the Gila River was acquired from Mexico in this 1853 "purchase" the Gadsden Purchase |
#2309, aired 1994-09-22 | AMERICAN HISTORY $600: On July 14, 1853 he delivered a letter from Millard Fillmore to the Japanese Commodore Perry |
#2256, aired 1994-05-30 | U.S. HISTORY $400: Until it became a separate territory in 1853, what is now Washington was part of this territory Oregon Territory |
#2244, aired 1994-05-12 | WOMEN IN HISTORY $400: In 1853 she became superintendent of London's Institute for the Care of Sick Gentlewomen Florence Nightingale |
#2231, aired 1994-04-25 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $200: In 1853 she wrote "A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin" to defend the accuracy of the earlier book Harriet Beecher Stowe |
#2214, aired 1994-03-31 | FRANKLIN PIERCE $400: William King, but he died in April 1853 never having performed the duties of his office Franklin Pierce's vice president |
#2210, aired 1994-03-25 | WORLD HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1853 this discoverer of Lake Tanganyika visited the shrines of Mecca disguised as an Afghani Sir Richard Burton |
#2205, aired 1994-03-18 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $500: Succeeding Fillmore, he delivered his 1853 inaugural address from memory (Franklin) Pierce |
#2191, aired 1994-02-28 | EXPLORERS $500: In 1853, this Scot said about Africa, "I shall open up a path to the interior or perish" Livingstone |
#2163, aired 1994-01-19 | AMERICAN HISTORY $500 (Daily Double): In 1853 the U.S. purchased this strip of land in northern Mexico to provide transcontinental rail service the Gadsden Purchase |
#2131, aired 1993-12-06 | U.S. HISTORY $400: Until it became a separate territory in 1853, Washington was part of this territory the Oregon Territory |
#2080, aired 1993-09-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1853 Henry Lomb joined this man to found an optical company (John Jacob) Bausch |
#2051, aired 1993-07-05 | THE 1850s $100: In 1853 this jeans maker introduced his first product, waist-high overalls Levi Strauss |
#2024, aired 1993-05-27 | NAVAL BATTLES $800: Russia used the first ship-to-ship explosive shells in 1853, during this war the Crimean War |
#2014, aired 1993-05-13 | ASIAN HISTORY $400: On July 8, 1853 this commodore sailed the first U.S. Navy ships into Edo Bay Commodore Perry |
#1926, aired 1993-01-11 | AMERICAN COMPOSERS $600: A composition that he wrote in 1853 was adopted as Kentucky's state song Stephen Foster |
#1901, aired 1992-12-07 | ART $400: Born in 1853 at Groot Zundert, the Netherlands, he sold only 1 painting in his lifetime van Gogh |
#1896, aired 1992-11-30 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $1000: His 1853 short story "Bartleby the Scrivener" is subtitled "A Story of Wall Street" Herman Melville |
#1872, aired 1992-10-27 | WORLD HISTORY $400: In 1853 Turkey declared war on Russia, beginning this conflict the Crimean War |
#1834, aired 1992-07-16 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $1000: The Gadsden Purchase of 1853 was during this New Hampshirite's term in office Franklin Pierce |
#1770, aired 1992-04-17 | LITERATURE $4,300 (Daily Double): "Tanglewood Tales" was his 1853 sequel to "A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys" Hawthorne |
#1733, aired 1992-02-26 | THE VILLAGE SMITHY $400: Blacksmith equipment used for musical effects since 1528, it's most famous in Verdi's 1853 "Chorus" the anvil |
#1685, aired 1991-12-20 | PHOTOGRAPHY $1,500 (Daily Double): The oldest existing battlefield photos are those taken in 1853 during this war Crimean War |
#1647, aired 1991-10-29 | THE OLD WEST $500: This gunslinger born in 1853 was named after the founder of the Methodist Church, John Wesley John Wesley Hardin |
#1637, aired 1991-10-15 | GEMS $500: The "Star of the South" diamond was discovered in this South American country in 1853 Brazil |
#1579, aired 1991-06-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: After this queen was given chloroform during childbirth in 1853, its popularity soared Queen Victoria |
#1569, aired 1991-05-30 | PRESIDENTS $1000: Since he & his wife were mourning their son they cancelled the inaugural ball when he took office in 1853 Franklin Pierce |
#1565, aired 1991-05-24 | EXPLORERS $200: Disguised as an Afghani, Sir Richard Burton visited this Muslim holy city in 1853 Mecca |
#1466, aired 1991-01-07 | INVENTIONS $300: This 1853 invention by Charles Pravaz enables doctors to administer drugs more easily (hypodermic) needle |
#1332, aired 1990-05-22 | U.S. HISTORY $300: The territory acquired by the 1853 Gadsden Purchase is now part of these 2 states Arizona & New Mexico |
#1273, aired 1990-02-28 | WASHINGTON STATE $600: This pres. may not be famous for much, but he did sign the 1853 bill creating the Washington Territory Millard Fillmore |
#1187, aired 1989-10-31 | CLOTHING $200: This company 1st made 501s for gold rush miners in 1853; in 1968 it began making them for women Levi's |
#880, aired 1988-06-03 | PASHAS $1000: In October 1853, the Turks under Omar Pasha crossed the Danube & attacked this country's troops Russia |
#844, aired 1988-04-14 | U.S. HISTORY $500: U.S. minister to Mexico who arranged the purchase of a strip of borderland in 1853 (James) Gadsden |
#702, aired 1987-09-29 | FIRSTS $200: Tho synthesized in 1853, this painkiller was 1st successfully marketed in tablet form in 1915 aspirin |
#691, aired 1987-09-14 | BLUE JEANS $100: His first "jeans" made in 1853, were neither blue nor denim, but brown & canvas Levi Strauss |
#681, aired 1987-07-20 | SHAKESPEAREAN TRIVIA $200: In 1853, Delia Bacon pried open Shakespeare's tomb to try to prove this man wrote the plays (Sir) Francis Bacon |
#582, aired 1987-03-03 | WARS $1000: In an 1853 dispute over Jerusalem holy sites, Russia attacked Turkey & set off this war the Crimean War |
#565, aired 1987-02-06 | "YANKEE"s $200: The 4555 ton, 375 foot 4-masted 1853 "Great Republic", or Joe DiMaggio Yankee Clipper |
#542, aired 1987-01-06 | "STEIN"s $400: In 1853, this immigrant & veteran of Waterloo founded a piano factory in New York Henry Steinway |
#522, aired 1986-12-09 | MEDICAL HISTORY $200: The 1st practical metal one with a hollow needle was invented in 1853 a hypodermic |
#477, aired 1986-10-07 | ROAD SONGS $500: 1853 version of this begins "Up & down the city road, in & out the eagle" "Pop Goes The Weasel" |
#88, aired 1985-01-09 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $1000: 1 of 2 states to gain land from 1853 Gadsden Purchase Arizona & New Mexico |