Who performed an open-air concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial in the spring of 1939 after the Daughters of the American Revolution barred her from singing in their Constitution Hall?
a. Ella Fitzgerald
b. Bessie Smith
c. Billy Holliday
d. Marian Anderson
d. Marian Anderson
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In the Twelfth-Century Renaissance, the poems of troubadours expressed the notion of __________
A) trial by jury B) courtly love C) lay investiture D) transubstantiation
Even though Ottoman sappers and siege cannons succeeded in breaching the walls of Vienna in several places in 1683, a __________ relief army allied with the Habsburgs arrived just in time to drive out the besieging forces.
a. Russian. b. Polish. c. French. d. Hungarian.
The price for a barrel of oil quadrupled between 1971 and 1980
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is not among the accomplishments of Governor Jerry Brown's administration in the 1970s?
a. He appointed a record number of women and minorities to positions where they had the opportunity to shape public policy. b. He created a state agency to promote the development of alternative energy resources. c. He signed legislation that reduced penalties for marijuana possession. d. He made pro-business appointments to several commissions and departments to encourage economic development.