THIS WEEK IN HISTORY, JAN 24-30 QUESTIONS

TWIH, JAN 24-30 QUESTIONS

JAN 24

1.  1848  Who discovery of a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill set off a gold rush? 

2.  1935  Canned beer was sold for the first time in what U.S. city? 

JAN 25

3.  1971 What male cult leader was found guilty of the murder of actress Sharon Tate and 4 others? 

JAN 26

4.  1988  What opera, which later became the world's biggest money-maker, debuted on Broadway? 



JAN 27

5.  1926  Who debuted a machine that is viewed as the first television?


JAN 28

 6.  1986  What was the name of the Space Shuttle that exploded soon after blastoff?  

JAN 29 

7.  1886  Who received the first patent for a petroleum-fueled horseless carriage? 

JAN 30

8.  1835  Who was the first sitting President to be subjected to an assassination attempt? 

9.  1948  What leader of India who championed non-violence was assassinated?