History Facts

    Random History Facts

    There are 163 History Facts!

    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
    37
    The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
    58
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
    86
    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
    152
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
    87
    The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
    78
    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
    49
    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
    85