• No scientist’s portrait has ever appeared on U.S. currency, but both Denmark (Bohr and Oersted) and Italy (Volta and Marconi) have honored two of their scientists on their currency.
• The 1913 Paris premiere of the Stravinsky ballet “The Rite of Spring” caused a near-riot in the audience, as supporters and opponents of the work argued boisterously with each other.
Sarah Knox Taylor, the daughter of Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States, married what famous man from American history in 1835?
A) Sam Houston
B) John Quincy Adams
C) Daniel Webster
D) Jefferson Davis
Answer on Monday
Friday’s answer: Louis Armstrong’s 1956 rendition of “Mack the Knife” reached No. 20 on the Billboard pop chart.
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