HISTORY  EQUATIONS

 

1.   1804 = L. and C. E. the L. P. ______________________________

     LEWIS AND CLARK EXPLORE THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE

 

2.  1814 = F. S. K. W. the W. to "The S.-S. B."  _______________

     FRANCIS SCOTT KEY WRITES THE WORDS TO THE STAR-SPANGLED   BANNER

    

3.   1848 = G. D. in  C. at S.'s M. _____________________________

     GOLD DISCOVERED IN CALIFORNIA AT SUTTER'S MILL

 

4.  1852 = H. B. S.'s U. T.'s C. is P. _________________________

     HARRIET BEECHER STOWE'S UNCLE TOM'S CABIN IS PUBLISHED

 

5.  1863 = E. P. S. by A. L. ___________________________________

     EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION SIGNED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN

 

6.   1865 = L. S. to G. at A. ___________________________________

     LEE SURRENDERS TO GRANT AT APPOMATTOX

 

7.   1908 = F. M. C. I. the M. T  _______________________________

     FORD MOTOR COMPANY INTRODUCES THE MODEL T

 

8.   1912 = The T. S. on her M. V. ______________________________

     THE TITANIC SINKS ON HER MAIDEN VOYAGE

 

9.  1918 = D. S. T. is I. in A. ________________________________

     DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME IS INTRODUCED IN AMERICA

 

10.  1933 = T.-F. A. to the C. R. P. ____________________________

     TWENTY-FIRST AMMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REPEALS PROHIBITION

 

 

11.  1937 = A. E. D. over P. O. _________________________________

     AMELIA EARHART DISAPPEARS OVER PACIFIC OCEAN

 

12. 1941 = J. B. P. H. _________________________________________

     JAPAN BOMBS PEARL HARBOR

 

13. 1943 = O! O. on B. _________________________________________

     OKLAHOMA! OPENS ON BROADWAY

 

14. 1959 = A. and H. A. to the U. ______________________________

     ALASKA AND HAWAII ADMITTED TO THE UNION

 

15.  1969 = N. A. W. on the M. __________________________________

     NEIL ARMSTRONG WALKS ON THE MOON

 

16.  1973 = S. W. the T. C. _____________________________________

     SECRETARIAT WINS THE TRIPLE CROWN

 

17.  1974 = N. R., F. S. in as P. _______________________________

     NIXON RESIGNS, FORD SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT

 

18.  1980 = M. S. H. E. _________________________________________

     MOUNT ST. HELENS ERUPTS

 

19.  1995 = C. R., J. B. L. G.'s R. _____________________________

     CAL RIPKIN, JR. BREAKS LOU GEHRIG'S RECORD

 

20. 1997 = T. W. W. the M. ______________________________________

     TIGER WOODS WINS THE MASTERS