History Equations
Answer Key


1. 1804 = L. and C. E. the L. P.
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPLORE THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE

2. 1814 = F. S. K. W. the W. to "The S.-S. B."
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY WRITES THE WORDS TO THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER

3. 1848 = G. D. in C. at S.'s M.
GOLD DISCOVERED IN CALIFORNIA AT SUTTER'S MILL

4. 1852 = H. B. S.'s U. T.'s C. is P.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE'S UNCLE TOM'S CABIN IS PUBLISHED

5. 1863 = E. P. S. by A. L.
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION SIGNED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN

6. 1865 = L. S. to G. at A.
LEE SURRENDERS TO GRANT AT APPOMATTOX

7. 1908 = F. M. C. I. the M. T
FORD MOTOR COMPANY INTRODUCES THE MODEL T

8. 1912 = The T. S. on her M. V.
THE TITANIC SINKS ON HER MAIDEN VOYAGE

9. 1918 = D. S. T. is I. in A.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME IS INTRODUCED IN AMERICA

10. 1933 = T.-F. A. to the C. R. P.
TWENTY-FIRST AMMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REPEALS PROHIBITION

11. 1937 = A. E. D. over P. O.
AMELIA EARHART DISAPPEARS OVER PACIFIC OCEAN

12. 1941 = J. B. P. H.
JAPAN BOMBS PEARL HARBOR

13. 1943 = O! O. on B.
OKLAHOMA! OPENS ON BROADWAY

14. 1959 = A. and H. A. to the U.
ALASKA AND HAWAII ADMITTED TO THE UNION

15. 1969 = N. A. W. on the M.
NEIL ARMSTRONG WALKS ON THE MOON

16. 1973 = S. W. the T. C.
SECRETARIAT WINS THE TRIPLE CROWN

17. 1974 = N. R., F. S. in as P.
NIXON RESIGNS, FORD SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT

18. 1980 = M. S. H. E.
MOUNT ST. HELENS ERUPTS

19. 1995 = C. R., J. B. L. G.'s R.
CAL RIPKIN, JR. BREAKS LOU GEHRIG'S RECORD

20. 1997 = T. W. W. the M.
TIGER WOODS WINS THE MASTERS

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