[Answer] What is the highest honor that the U.S. Congress can bestow upon a civilian?

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...The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest expression of national appreciation Congress can award to a civilian. Each medal is authorized through legislation passed by both chambers and signed into law by the president, and recipients are recognized for achievements that have had a profound, lasting impact on American history or culture. Over the years, honorees have ranged from military leaders and astronauts to artists, civil rights pioneers, and humanitarian figures, reflecting a broad scope of contributions Congress chooses to celebrate.

[Answer] Who was the first woman to run for President of the United States?

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...The honor belongs to Victoria Woodhull, who announced a presidential campaign in 1870 and was nominated the following year by the Equal Rights Party for the 1872 election. Her candidacy broke extraordinary and highly controversial ground at a time when women could not yet vote, serve on juries, or hold many public offices. Woodhull, a reformer, newspaper publisher, and outspoken advocate of women’s rights and labor causes, remains a pioneering and symbolic figure in the long, evolving history of women seeking the nation’s highest office.

[Ans] Who was the first woman to run for President of the United States?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Who was the first woman to run for President of the United States?"

The honor belongs to Victoria Woodhull, who announced a presidential campaign in 1870 and was nominated the following year by the Equal Rights Party for the 1872 election. Her candidacy broke extraordinary and highly controversial ground at a time when women could not yet vote, serve on juries, or hold many public offices. Woodhull, a reformer, newspaper publisher, and outspoken advocate of women’s rights and labor causes, remains a pioneering and symbolic figure in the long, evolving history of women seeking the nation’s highest office.

[Answer] Ringo Starr gained worldwide fame as the drummer for which band?

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Sir Richard Starkey MBE (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles. He occasionally sang lead vocals with the group, usually for one song on each album, including "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Yellow Submarine", "Good Night", "Boys", and their cover of "Act Naturally". He also wrote and sang the Beatles' songs "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden", and is credited as a co-writer of others, including "What Goes On".

Starr was afflicted by life-threatening illnesses during childhood, and he fell behind in school as a result of prolonged hospitalisations. He briefly held a position with British Rail before securing an apprenticeship as a machinist at a Liverpool equipment manufacturer. Soon afterwards, he became interested in the UK skiffle craze and developed a fervent admiration for the genre. In 1957, he co-founded his first band, the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group, which earned several prestigious local bookings before the fad succumbed to American rock and roll by early 1958. When the Beatles formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool group, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. After achieving moderate success in the UK and Hamburg, he quit the Hurricanes and joined the Beatles in August 1962, replacing Pete Best.

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[Ans] New York was named in honor of which historical figure?

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New York City traces its name to James II of England, who held the powerful royal title Duke of York before he became king. In 1664, the English seized the colony from the Dutch, who had called it New Amsterdam, and renamed it in his honor. The change reflected England’s growing imperial control over the region and permanently tied the city—and eventually the state—to the future monarch. What began as a political gesture more than three centuries ago still endures today in one of the most famous place names in the world.

[Answer] The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to what?

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...In the midst of the unpopular Vietnam War, activists and ordinary citizens around the country wondered, if you're old enough to fight and die for your country, why can't you vote? At the time, the minimum national voting age was 21, but to be drafted into the military, you only had to be 18. Eventually, the call to lower the voting age became loud enough that the 26th Amendment was passed in 1971, allowing 18 year olds to have a say in the workings of their federal government.

[Answer] The 18th Amendment prohibited the manufacture or sale of what?

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...Enacted in 1920, the 18th Amendment codified the practice of Prohibition, making the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages illegal. The United States' Temperance Movement celebrated success with the passage of this amendment; however, their victory would be short-lived. Fourteen years later, the 18th Amendment was repealed by the passage of the 21st Amendment, and Americans raised a glass to the end of Prohibition.