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The White House was light gray when it was built. It was constructed of light gray freestone.

Louis XIV was the great grandfather of Louis XV.

Treason is the only crime that is defined in the U. S. Constitution.

Countess Maria Walewska became Napoleon's mistress in an effort to save Poland.

Luther Burbank was known as the Plant Wizard.

In 1893, New Zealand became the first country to give women the right to vote.

Up From Slavery was the autobiography of Booker T. Washington

Cicero was the first person to be called The Father of His Country.

Delaware, in 1787, was the first state to ratify the U. S. Constitution.

The Half Moon was the name of Henry Hudson's ship.

Isabel Peron, of Argentina, was the first female president in the western hemisphere.

In 1918, the Spanish Flu epidemic killed a half million people in the United States.

Early American wooden schoolhouses were painted red because it was the cheapest color available.

Almost 1,200 people were killed when the Lusitania sank after it was torpedoed by a German submarine.

A hurricane stuck an area from North Carolina to Nova Scotia in September, 1775. More than 4,100 people were killed. The name Hurricane of Independence was later given to this hurricane.

In 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan became the first U.S. city to add flouride to their water supply.

The largest number of stripes ever on the official American flag was 15.

Versailles was a hunting lodge prior to becoming a palace.

Pepi II, of Egypt, was the longest ruling king in history. He was king for 94 years, from the age of 6 until he died at 100 years old.

When Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr, he fell in the same spot his oldest son had fallen in a duel three years earlier.

Benjamin Franklin only attended school for two years, from age 8 to age 10.

The first successful oil well in the United States was near Titusville, Pennsylvania, in 1859.

In 1872, Yellowstone National Park became the first national park in the United States.

John Hancock was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.

At 26 years old, Edward Rutledge was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Charles Carroll was the last signer of the Declaration of Independence to die. He died on November 14, 1832.

John Morton was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence to die. He died in April of 1777.

At 70 years old, Benjamin Franklin was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas McKean was the last signer of the Declaration of Independence.

In 1960, Fiedel Castro made the longest speech in the history of the United Nations. It was 4 hours 29 minutes.

The first country to issue postage stamps was England.

Private Henry Gunther was the last United States soldier killed in World War I.

The first secretary of state for the United States was Thomas Jefferson.

The first chief justice of the United States was John Jay.

The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912.