This Week in History 11/1-11/5

On November 1, 1910 the White House

becomes the residence for the president at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. Before November 1st, 1800 the president occupied Market Street mansion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Who was the first president to live in the White House?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ulysses S. Grant

On November 2, 1983 President Ronald Reagan signs a bill designating a federal holiday honoring a famous civil rights leader to be observed on the third Monday of January.

Who was the civil rights leader we celebrate the memory of in January?

• Harriet Tubman

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King, Jr

• Sojourner Truth,

On November 3, 1957 an animal was launched into orbit as the first animal in space on board Sputnik 2, a Russian spacecraft, and became the first living animal to enter the Earth's orbit.

Name this animal.

• monkey

• rat

• cat

• dog

November 4, 1922 British archaeologist Howard Carter and his workmen discover a step leading to the tomb of an Egyptian Pharaoh in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.

Who did this famous tomb belong to?

• Queen Hatshepsut

• Queen Cleopatra

• King Ramses II

• King Tutankhamen

On November 5, 1996 the first Democrat to win back to back victories in 50 years wins his second term with a landslide victory.

Name this democratic president.

• Bill Clinton

• Barack Obama

• George Bush

• Ronald Reagan