In 1864 Admiral David Farragut famously ordered his fleet full speed ahead despite mines, then called torpedoes, at the Battle of which bay?

Born in New Orleans in 1901, which jazz trumpeter long claimed his birthday was July 4, 1900? In 1916 the U.S. agreed to buy which Caribbean islands from Denmark for $25 million? On August 4, 1944, police raided a secret annex in Amsterdam and arrested which 15-year-old girl? Which Nobel-winning novelist worked in the early 1920s as postmaster of the University of Mississippi post office? In 1977 Jimmy Carter created which Cabinet department, with James Schlesinger as its first secretary? Born August 1, 1779, which lawyer wrote the poem that became the U.S. national anthem? Which U.S. president was born August 10, 1874, and died October 20, 1964? In 2000, Hillary Clinton ran for and won which office, the first First Lady elected to public office?