History Can you go way back once upon a time to the black and white days of television? Dial in your History knowledge here! Published 10 months ago on July 12, 2023 By Mike Peck 0% History Vol. 25 1 / 5 Who was the first U.S. President to appear on television? Franklin D. Roosevelt Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Harry S. Truman Next Question Sorry! That Was Wrong! Nice! That Was Correct! From PBS In April of 1939, Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first president of the United States to appear on television. The setting was the 1939 World's Fair in New York. The appearance was broadcast to a handful of TV sets in the New York area.FDR had already mastered the medium of his time--radio. His "fireside chats" broadcast across the nation soothed Americans troubled by the hard times of the Great Depression. Radio was a perfect fit for the eloquent Roosevelt, who would have had a much more difficult time hiding the fact that he was confined to a wheelchair in the television age. The outbreak of World War II temporarily halted the development of television, and it would be more than a decade before the new medium became popular. 2 / 5 American pioneer John Chapman was famous for planting which kind of tree? Cherry Trees Apple trees Oak Trees Orange trees Next Question Sorry! That Was Wrong! Nice! That Was Correct! John Chapman was famous for planting apple trees. 3 / 5 Which famous battle took place on Sunday, June 18th, 1815? The Battle of Okinawa The Battle of Waterloo The Battle of Iwo Jima The Battle of Gettysburg Next Question Sorry! That Was Wrong! Nice! That Was Correct! The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in Belgium. 4 / 5 What scandal forced President Richard Nixon to resign in 1974? The Pentagon Papers The Eaton Affair Iran-Contra Watergate Next Question Sorry! That Was Wrong! Nice! That Was Correct! President Richard Nixon in 1974 amid the Watergate scandal. 5 / 5 What was the second U.S. state? Virginia Delaware Pennsylvania New York Sorry! That Was Wrong! Nice! That Was Correct! Pennsylvania became the second state admitted into the Union on December 12, 1787. Next Trivia Did You Know? Sitcoms are a lot older than most people might think. The very first sitcom that aired in the United States started in 1947 and was called Mary Kay and Johnny. Related Topics: Advertisement Click to comment Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
