Q1: Which U.S. President signed into law the first federal income tax on August 5th?
A1: President Abraham Lincoln. It was a three percent tax on annual incomes over $800, but the tax was so unpopular that it was rescinded 10 years later.
Q2: Which U.S. President signed the legislation officially designating Dr. Maritn Luther King Day as a federal holiday?
A2: President Ronald Reagan, on November 2, 1983
Q3: Which famous movie actress died--under mysterious circumsatces--on August 5, 1962?
A3: Marilyn Monroe
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