Q: August 1, 1981 was a big day for music videos. Why?
A: MTV made its debut. The first music video was "Video Killed the Radio STar" by the Buggles.
Q: Which war inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words to "The Star Spangled Banner," but what inspired the music?
A: The War of 1812. The music is an old English song entitled "anacreon in Heaven," inspired by the Greek poet Anacreon, who lived in Athens around 520 B.C. and who wrote exclusively about the joys of wine and women. In other words, the US National Anthem was inspired by a dirty old man. Which, I suppose, explains a lot of things.
Q: On August 1, 1790, the first US census was completed, showing a population of just under how many people?
A: 4 million people.
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