This American actor, who won Oscars for his roles in ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest’ and ‘As Good as It Gets’, is born. 1937
Jack Nicholson
90%
Anthony Hopkins
1.7%
Robert De Niro
2.2%
Marlon Brando
3.5%
Now a worldwide event, this holiday is first celebrated in cities across the US. 1970
Earth Day
89.5%
Women's Day
5%
Vegetarian Day
1%
Mental Health Awareness Day
1.5%
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for ______ war record. 2005
Japan’s
83.4%
China's
2.7%
Vietnam's
6.6%
South Korea's
3.9%
At noon, thousands rush to claim Oklahoma land in the Land Rush of 1889. Those settlers who entered the Unassigned Lands before noon came to be known as ______. 1889
Sooners
82.4%
Sneakers
4.9%
Snitches
2.4%
Stealers
8.1%
This revolutionary, the founder of the Russian Communist Party, is born. 1870
Vladimir Lenin
77.4%
Joseph Stalin
18%
Nikita Khrushchev
1.9%
Georgy Malenkov
1.6%
Embroiled in a custody battle involving the governments of Cuba and the United States, federal agents seize this six-year-old from his relatives' home in Miami. He eventually reunited with his father. 2000
Elián González
74%
Juan Ramirez
7.3%
Julian Castro
12%
Davíd Garza
3.4%
The US Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864, mandating that the inscription ______ be placed on all coins minted as United States currency. 1864
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