Quiztory: Week of Sept. 26
Test your students’ knowledge of the notable events covered in findingDulcinea’s “On This Day” column this week with the Quiztory—a quiz on important events in history. A new Quiztory will run every Friday.
1. When did the Los Angeles Times building explode due to dynamite set by iron workers?
2. What was the original name of the “Peanuts” comic strip?
3. Which two presidents participated in the first debates to be held between the presidential nominees of the two major parties during the election season?
4. When did Israeli and Palestinian leaders sign an agreement handing over civil control of the West Bank to the Palestinian Authority?
5. In what U.S. state did the world’s first hydroelectric power plant begin operation?
What’s Coming Up?
Next week, “On This Day” will explore the mysterious circumstances surrounding Edgar Allen Poe’s death, take a look at the T.A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion and examine the shift from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. Also look for articles on the McCollum memo, the Great Chicago fire and the execution of Che Guevara.
