How did the Louisiana Purchase change the size of the US?
In 1803 the US bought the Louisiana Territory from France for about $15 million. The deal roughly doubled the size of the country.
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- Who sent the first email?
“Computer engineer Ray Tomlinson sent the first network email in 1971 and chose the @ symbol to separate the user's name from the computer's name.”
Reference: Computer History Museum
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Who invented the World Wide Web?
British scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 while working at CERN in Switzerland.
What was the Magna Carta?
The Magna Carta, sealed by King John of England in 1215, established the idea that even the king had to obey the law.