This was the daily cost to the U.S. Government of fighting the Civil War, as determined by Congress in 1863.

This was the first army to occupy the present site of the West Point Military Academy.

This event was the first of the World’s Fair exhibitions.

Peter Minuit, primarily known for purchasing Manhattan from Native Americans for $24 (60 guilders), also was involved in the founding of this U.S. state.

This Ohio city became the first American city to use police cars.

Isabella Hooker, a leader in the woman’s suffrage movement, was the half-sister of this famous writer.

During the Revolutionary War, the residents of Litchfield, Connecticut, made this from a melted statue of King George III.

Noah Webster’s crowning achievement, the writing of An American Dictionary of the English Language, published in 1828, contained definitions for this many words.