History Facts

    Random History Facts

    There are 163 History Facts!

    During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
    23
    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
    34
    The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
    118
    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
    72
    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
    91
    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
    56
    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
    153
    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
    152