Trivia People

50 years ago today, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Social Security Act of 1965 into law. 

 

Here are a few things you may not know about the act.

 

First, it established Medicare and Medicaid, the first public health insurance programs in the United States. Medicare covers seniors age 65 and older, while...

On this date in 1836, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris was dedicated.

 

Here are a few things you may not have known about the monument.

 

First, it is a memorial to those who fought and died in the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. It is also the site of France’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

 

Second, the...

Today is the 57th anniversary of the birth of Terry Fox, whose attempt to run across Canada after losing a leg to cancer made him a national hero.

 

Here are some things you might not know about Fox.

 

First, he was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and moved with his family to British Columbia at the age of 8. At age 18...

On this date in 1921, Canadian researchers determined that insulin regulates blood sugar, leading to treatment for diabetes.

 

Here are a few things you may not have known about the discovery.

 

First, scientists knew that the pancreas was responsible for regulating blood-sugar levels, but isolating exactly what...