The Most Important Events That Changed History Forever

President Franklin D. Roosevelt stated that December 7, 1941, is "a date which will live in infamy." The attack occurred without a declaration of war or any formal warning, leading it to be judged as a war crime. Throughout World War II, Pearl Harbor was often used in American propaganda.

The Monica Lewinsky Affair (1998)

The Clinton-Lewinsky scandal that came to light in 1998 led to the impeachment of Bill Clinton that same year. Lewinsky had sexual encounters with Clinton from 1995 until 1997. While both Clinton and Lewinsky first denied the relationship, Clinton admitted to the grand jury that he had engaged in an "improper physical relationship" with the 22-year-old intern.

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The More You Know

  • The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend 1847. She graduated in 1849, started her own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.
  • The brain is the fattest organ.
  • The odds of getting a royal flush are exactly 1 in 649,740.
  • Peanuts can be used to make dynamite.
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