Category: Do You Know What They Did?

Art Linkletter was very popular in the early days of televison. He had a show called House Party and use to interview children on "Kids Say The Darndest Things". The show was so funny. He had a way of interracting with the children that brought out the cutest sayings. Lots of Bible questions and hilarious answers from the little tykes. I say Art inteviewed once and he was asked what his favorite answer from the children was. Here it is. Art. "Steve, you look so very sad. What's wrong?" Steve....
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1. She was born in England and had a private tutor. 2. In 1832, her family moved to the United States, where her father became involved in social reform. 3. Her application was approved by a consensus of students who thought it was a joke. 4. She was first in her class on January 1849. What did she do? Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) was the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States. She was accepted into medical school in a day when women doctors were unheard of. The...
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1. "Polite society of the nineteenth century wanted nothing to do with her. 2. She and her sister made a fortune in a brokerage business on Wall Street. 3. Equal rights was the ticket for her. 5. Abolitionist Frederick Douglass was the other member of her team. What did she do? Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927) was the first woman to run for the presidency of the United States. She ran on the Equal Rights Ticket and Frederick Douglass was her running mate....
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1. He was an author and illustrator. 2. His greatest creation was a way to entertain his ailing daughter, Marcella. 3. For twenty years, he wrote and illustrated an average of one book per year. 4. His creation was partly inspired by "Little Orphan Annie," a poem written by a family friend, James Whitcomb Riley. What did Gruelle do? Johnny B. Gruelle (1880-1938) created Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls.  ...
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1. Many historians consider him to have been a powerful figure-at least on March 4, 1849. 2. He didn't do anything historically important that day. 3. James finished up on Sunday at noon, and Zachary started about twenty-four hours later. 4. At the time, he was president pro tempore of the Senate. What did he do? David Rice Atchison (1807-1886) is considered by many to have been president of the United States for the shortest term in history: one day. Many believe that Preident Polk resigne...
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1. She was a school teacher, and children all across the country see her face just before they eat. 2. A neighbor's charcoal drawing helped get her the job. 3. She achieved her lasting fame when she was only four months old. 4. Her pictures covers a lot of glass and cardboard. What did she do? Ann Turner Cook was selected as the "Gerber Baby" in 1928....
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1. He studied Paris in the eighteenth century. 2. He helped put more than one US president in his place. 3. He was much more than a mapmaker. 4. He had many capital ideas. What did he do? Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) laid out the plans for Washington, DC. He was a mathematician, astronomer, clock maker, urban planner, publisher and acrobat....
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1. He found something while in Arizona in 1930. 2. Lowell and Pickering and others predicted someone would do what Tombaugh did. 3. He is accociated with an underground character. 4. His main accomplishment had him looking up. What did Tombaugh do? Clyde William Tombaugh (1907-1997) discovered Pluto. Pluto named for the Roman god of the underworld. Tombaugh was working at Lowell observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, when he discovered Pluto on February 25, 1930  ...
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1. He made seven expeditions to the area. 2. In 1909, he planted something where nothing much grows. 3. His friend, the admiral, gave him the honors. 4. For one day, he felt he was at the top of the world. What did he do? Matthew Henson (1866-1955) planted the first American flag at the North Pole. The African American explorer was awarded the congressional Medal of Honor in 1944 for his work with the Peary expedition.  ...
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1. Yes, he existed. The song is about a real person. 2. He died heroically on April 30, 1900, in Mississippi. 3. He tried to take control of a Cannonball. 4. Legend says they found him with one hand on the whistle cord and the other on the air brake lever.   What did Mr. Jones do? Railroad engineer John Luther "Casey" Jones (1863-1900) was killed in a crash of the Connonball Express as he stayed at the controls to save his passengers. He was thirty-six years old when he died in a...
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1. He graduated from Chicago Medical College in 1883. 2, Denied use of the facilities at segregated hospitals, he founded provident Hospital in 1891. 3. He made medical history in the summer of 1893. 4. He saved the life of James Cornish, a young man who was stabbed in the chest in a bar fight.   What did he do?   Dr. Daniel Nathan Hale Wlliams  performed the world's first successful open heart surgery. James cornish would live for many year. The operation was also notable ...
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1. His life was the basis for a 1976 made-for-TV movie starring John Travolta. 2. He was separated from his family and friends. 3. He had a suit designed by NASA. 4. The "isolator" was supposed to be temporary.   Who was he?   David Vetter was the boy whose story was told in the film The Boy in the Plastiv Bubble. In 1984, Vetter left the bubble completely for the first time to undergo a bone marrow transplant. It failed and he died two weeks later. 1971-1984...
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1. She ws born into an upper-middle class American family in 1774. 2. In Italy, she learned about the culture and religion of the area. 3. She started a school in Maryland in 1808. 4. She established a convent, and even the pope took notic of her work.   Do you know her?   Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton became the first American-born saint in the Catholic Church. She lost her inheritance and social status when she converted to Catholicism in 1805. she was canonized by Pope Paul VI i...
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1. At the age of eleven, she wrote a very influential letter. 2. American coinage would be different without her contribution. 3. She wrote to a guy who had lost most of the elections he entered; she may have given him the key to success. 4. The man she wrote to finally prevailed in an election, although he won only by a whisker. Who did she write to and what did she say? Grace Bedell Billings wrote a letter that inspired Abraham to grow a beard. She told him he would look better with a bea...
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1. He grew up in new Orleans, where he watched his father and uncle play at home. 2. At the age of eight, he defeated General Winfield Scott twice in one evening. 3. It was fortunate that his family had money, since there was no money to be made in what he was good at. 4. He went to England and France and defeated those brave enough to challenge him.   What did he do? Paul Lorphy, a chess prodigy, is acknowledged as the first American (unofficial) "World Chess Champion." Many bel...
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1. He did his work so people could see the light. 2. There weren't a lot of cars when he did what he did. 3. His success set off a scramble similar to a gold rush. 4. Before his efforts, the company that owned the land just waited for what seeped out on its own.   ??????? Do you know what he did? Col. Edwin L. Drake drilled the first oil well in August 1859 with the goal of producing oil for heating and lighting. 1819-1880...
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1. He studied The New York Times to precisely calculate letter frequency. 2. His product literally means "to grope frantically." 3. In 1949, 2,400 sets were made and the company lost money. By 1952, however, the company could not keep up with the demand. 4. If Mr. Butts' middle name were Quincy or Xavier, it would be worth more.   Have you guessed? Alfred Mosher Butts ivented Scrabble 1899-1993...
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1. He was a dentist who was creative with his dental instruments. 2. His work has helped dentists, doctors and even attorneys who are away from their offices. 3. His product was made of wood and had a pointed bottom and red top. 4. Groundskeepers all over the world owe him a debt of gratitude.   Guess? William Lovell patented the commercial golf tee that is commonly used today. 1921...
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1. She was born on January 1, 1946, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and gained fame as an infant. 2. She led a generation that was almost entirely unaware of her opinions. 3. She led a generation that was almost entirely unaware of her. 4. She was the first of 79 million. Do you know who she was? Kathleen Casey was born one second after midnight on New Years's Day 1946, making her the first Baby Boomer. She went on to become a teacher, a mother, and a grandmother. 1946- ...
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1. He earned his fame in the spring of 1903. 2. He was inspired by a $50 bet. 3. He was assisted by Sewall K. Crocker and a bulldog names Bud. 4. All three wore goggles. Did yoo guess right? Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson and his two traveling companions were the first to travel acroos the United States by automobile.  1872-1955  ...
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1. He was a pharmacist in New Bern, North Carolina. 2. He used his training to creat something to bring in customers on hot days. 3. He advertised it as "refreshing, invigorating, a fine bracer for a race." 4. "Brad's drink" was creatd in 1893 but was renamed for two of its ingredients. Guess. Caleb Bradham created Pepsi-Cola 1867-1924...
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1. She was a professor at Wellesley College for many years. 2. She wrote the poem atop Pike's Peak 3. the poem first appeared in The Congregationalist, a weekly journal, on Independence Day 1895 4. Her poem sounds right when sung to the music of Samuel A. Ward's "Materna." Do you know the answer? Katherine Lee Bates wrote "America the Beautiful." 1859-1929...
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1. He had to use an alias. 2. His most famous work debuted in 1948. 3. He was a practicing psychiatrist and wanted to make medical information entertaining. 4. His work focused on a doctor, a judge and an apartment. Have you guessed yet? Dr. Nicholas P. Dallis created three of the most successful "soap opera" comic strips. Rex Morgan, M.D., Judge Parker, and Apartment 3-G 1911-1991 ...
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1. His clain to fame started in Cleveland in 1912. 2. A pill manufacturer helped him realize his idea. 3. The first flavor he made peppermint. 4. The finished product looked like its name. What did he do? Clarence Crane created Life Savers candies. 1872-1931...
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1. he was nineteen years old when he borrowed $100 to start the business in 1907. 2. His staff was made up of his younger brother and his friends. 3. He helped pass alont messages in Seattle, as well as delivering food and baggage and even running errands. 4. His company was the first of its kind to use a conveyor belt. Have you guessed yet? James E. Casey cofounded the company that would become United Parcel Service (UPS)  1888-1983  ...
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1. He was one of six and the last one to join. 2. He changed his name for his career but became better known by a nickname. 3. He and his two associates moved from the big screen to the small screen. 4. He was a successful numbskull. Have you guess yet? Joseph Wardell is better known as Curly Joe of the three Stooges. 1901-1993...
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1. He was a Norwegian inventor with degres in electronics, mathematics, and science. 2. He made his invention in 1889 and received an American patent in 1901. 3. A form of his creation is in virtually home and office in the United States. 4. His invention doesn't require a degree in electronics, mathematics, or science to use, and it continues to sell at a rapid clip. Guessed yet? Johan Vaaler invented the paper clip. 1866-1910  ...
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1. He was born in Idaho, but he did his greatest two states away. 2. That work is bigger than a penny, a nickel, a quarter, or a teddy bear. 3. His greatest project took years to complete, longer than an uphill climb. 4. He helped four famous Americans face the nation. Have you guesses yet? John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum sculpted Mount Rushmore. 1867-1941...
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1. He became rich by helping people pretend they were. 2. Chance played a part in his success. 3. He helped millions buy houses. 4. Many spent time in jail because of his work. Have you guessed yet? Charles Darrow patented and manufactured Monopoly. 1889-1967...
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1. His parents had been slaves 2. He invented a gas mask that saved many lives and was later adapted by the military. 3. Every day, millions of people around the world stop and look at a version of another of his inventions. 4. He helped people take turns. Have you guessed what he did? Garrett A, Morgan patented a precursor to the modern-day traffic light. 1877-1963  ...
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!. She became famous far from her home in Japan. 2. She was successful because she was in the best physical condition in her group. 3. She reached new heights for women on May 16, 1975. 4. After her accomplishments, it was downhill for her. Have you guessed what she did? Junko Tabei wasa the first woman to reach the top of Mr. Everest. 1939-  ...
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