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 was Ruby Bridges?
“In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first Black student to integrate William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, escorted by federal marshals.”
Reference: National Women's History Museum
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What started the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks' arrest on December 1, 1955, for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which lasted 381 days.
Did the Wright brothers graduate high school?
Neither Wilbur nor Orville Wright received a high school diploma, yet they solved one of the biggest engineering challenges in history.