Describe your favorite sound.
On this date in 1930, the first night game in organized baseball history was played in Independence, Kansas. Describe how your life would be different if you couldn’t do things after dark.
“We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves.” -Edward Gibbon, who was born on this date in 1737. Explain the most important victory over yourself that you want to win.
On this date in 1607, the first British colonists to establish a permanent settlement in America landed at Cape Henry, Virginia. If you were going somewhere to start a new settlement for the very first time, what is the first thing you would want to accomplish when you got there, and why is that important?
Guglielmo Marconi, generally credited with inventing radio communications, was born on this date in 1874. If you could invent any current or past form of communication, which would you choose to invent and why?
The United States Library of Congress was established on this date in 1800. It adds 10,000 items to its collection of 152 million items every day. Why do you think humans should or should not collect all that information, and what do you think they should do with it?
“Listen to many, speak to a few.” Today is the accepted birthday of William Shakespeare in 1564. Explain your understanding of and opinion about this famous quote of his.
Americans celebrated Earth Day for the first time on this date in 1970. Describe one thing you would change about the way people live on the earth and what the world would look like if the change occurred.