The University of Florida was founded on this day — January 6 — in 1853.
The first group of students started their studies on September 26, 1906. University of Florida gained status as a University on June 5, 1905.
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America’s 10 largest companies in 1955
The 10 largest companies on the 1955 Fortune 500 list via CNN Money:
- General Motors
- Exxon
- U.S. Steel
- General Electric
- Esmark
- Chrysler
- Armour
- Gulf Oil
- Mobile
- DuPont
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Bradley Cooper was born
on this day in 1975
Bradley Charles Cooper — the American actor and filmmaker — was born on this day — January 5, 1975 — in Abington Township, Pennsylvania.
He is a graduate of Georgetown University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in French, and the Actors Studio Drama School at The New School, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts in Acting.
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Question: What are the five tallest buildings that can be seen from the University of Arizona campus in Tucson?
Via Wikipedia:
- One South Church – 100 meters
- Bank of America Plaza – 80 meters
- Pima County Legal Services Building – 79 meters
- 5151 East Broadway – 68 meters
- Banner University Medical Center Tucson – 59 meters
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University of North Florida
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Question: What was America’s population growth over the five decades leading to 1870?
The decade-by-decade population growth of the United States between 1820 and 1870 is as follows:
- 1820 – 9,638,453
- 1830 – 12,866,020 (33.5%)
- 1840 – 17,069,453 (32.7%)
- 1850 – 23,191,876 (35.9%)
- 1860 – 31,443,321 (35.6%
- 1870 – 38,925,598 (23.8%)
via Wikipedia
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