Trivia 11-17-17

[Trivia Master]

On the day that John Hunt Morgan and 360 of his men were captured at Salineville, Ohio, two well known American politicians/statesmen died. One died in Huntsville, Texas, and the other died in Frankfort, Kentucky. Name the date and the two well known American figures who died.
Credit: @chellers

Bonus: In 1978 the National Park Service prepared a memorandum for the Secret Service indicating that they should secure the Devil's Den, a noted location for snipers during the Battle of Gettysburg, while 4 dignitaries visited Little Round Top. What are their names and what date did this occur on????
Credit: @JohnW.

Thanksgiving Bonus: Two monuments, 1st Maryland (Co.A. Purnell Legion) Cavalry & 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry, both located in East Cavalry Battlefield Gettysburg have an error common to both of them. What is the err?
credit: @JOHN42768

No trivia will posted next week. Both 11/16 & 11/17 Trivia questions will be closed with answers posted on Monday November 20th.
Trivia will resume on November 27th

 

[truthckr]

date is July 26, 1863 Two prominent states men who died that day are Sam Houston and John J. Crittendon

bonus: President James Carter, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat, and Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dyan on September 9, 1978

 

[captaindrew]

Main Question: Sam Houston in Texas and John Crittenden in Kentucky died July 26, 1863

 

[Jimklag]

On July 26, 1863, Sam Houston died in Huntsville, Texas and John Crittenden died in Frankfort, Kentucky.

First bonus: On September 17, 1978, President Jimmy Carter, First Lady Rosalynn Carter, Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin visited Gettysburg.

Edit - September 17 was the date when the Camp David Accords were signed, but the visit to Gettysburg occurred some time earlier.

hoosier

 

[sjw83071]

Date July 26 1863
John J. Crittenden
Sam Houston

Bonus- President Jimmy Carter and President of Egypt Anwar Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan.
September 9, 1978

Thanksgiving Bonus- No clue

 

[SWMODave]

Question #1
July 26, 1863
John J Crittenden
Sam Houston

Question #2
Jimmy Carter
Anwar Sadat
Menachem Begin
Rosalynn Carter
9/10/78
Camp David accords signed 7 days later
source

#3 looks like a tough one - tbd

 

[Brenal]

On July 26th 1863, Sam Houston died in Huntsville, Texas and John J Crittenden died in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Bonus: September 10th 1978, President Jimmy Carter visited LRT with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. The question asks for 4 dignitaries so also present were the Presidents wife and daughter and Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan, Israeli Defence Minister Ezer Weizman and a load more hangers on, American, Israeli and Egyptian.

Thanksgiving Bonus: Got me baffled for now, will try and get back to it.

 

[captaindrew]

Bonus: On Sept. 9, 1978 President Jimmy Carter visited with the President of Egypt Anwar Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayon. Carter also visited earlier in the year,in July, with First Lady Rosalyn Carter and author Shelby Foote.

 

[BlueNGrey]

July 26, 1863
Sam Houston, John J. Crittenden

September 9, 1978 Jimmy Carter, Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin, Moshe Dayan

Neither unit was issued Spencer carbines?

 

[WJC]

On the day that John Hunt Morgan and 360 of his men were captured at Salineville, Ohio, two well known American politicians/statesmen died. One died in Huntsville, Texas, and the other died in Frankfort, Kentucky. Name the date and the two well known American figures who died.
Credit: @chellers

Sam Houston (1793-1863) and John J. Crittenden (1787-1863) both died July 26, 1863, the day Morgan surrendered at Salineville, Ohio.

Bonus: In 1978 the National Park Service prepared a memorandum for the Secret Service indicating that they should secure the Devil's Den, a noted location for snipers during the Battle of Gettysburg, while 4 dignitaries visited Little Round Top. What are their names and what date did this occur on????
Credit: @JohnW.

President Jimmy Carter made two tours of Gettysburg in 1978. On july 6, the party included his wife, Ms. Rosalynn Carter and author Shelby Foote. On September 9, 1978, the President and his family returned for another tour of the battlefield, this time with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan.

Thanksgiving Bonus: Two monuments, 1st Maryland (Co.A. Purnell Legion) Cavalry & 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry, both located in East Cavalry Battlefield Gettysburg have an error common to both of them. What is the err?

credit: @JOHN42768

Both monuments appear to portray cavalrymen armed with Model 1860 Spencer Repeating Carbines which were not issued until later in 1863.

 

[hughes]

Sam Houston
John Crittenden
July, 26, 1863

Bonus:
President Carter
Begin
Sadat
Ringo Starr
September 10,1978

Edit - I can't give you credit for a correct answer, but I can give you a ROFL.

hoosier

 

[adisciu9]

July 26, 1863. Sam Houston and John Crittenden
Sept. 10, 1978. Pres. Carter, Begin and Sadat. Shelby Foote
Tks. bonus later post

Edit - Foote visited Gettysburg with Carter earlier in the year, but as far as I know, he was not included with the group that visited on Sept. 10.

hoosier

 

[William G Hendry]

July 26, 1863)

John J. Crittenden

From Wikipedia, (September 10, 1787 – July 26, 1863) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky

Sam Houston
From Wikipedia, (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American soldier and politician

 

[MC44]

Sam Houston and John J Crittenden on July 26, 1863

Bonus: "Bob Prosperi was a young National Park Service Technician (Park Tech) on July 5, 1978 when he received a phone call to take President Jimmy Carter, First Lady Rosalynn Carter, and author Shelby Foote on a tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield the next day July 6, 1978.
The tour went well, and Prosperi was requested by President Carter to give another tour on September 9, 1978. This tour was held in the midst of Carter's Camp David Summit, and the participants included not only the Carter family, but President of Egypt Anwar Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan."

Thanksgiving Bonus: ?

 

[connecticut yankee]

July 26, 1863 Morgan captured
Famous Deaths:
SAM HOUSTON---Texas
JOHN J. CRITTENDEN---Kentucky

 

[connecticut yankee]

Jimmy Carter, Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin and delegates from the Camp David Summit listen to a tour guide during a trip to the Gettysburg National Military Park in 1978.

.....And With Shelby Foote, of Course

Edit - The question also asked for the date when the dignitaries gathered. Foote accompanied Carter to Gettysburg at a different time.

hoosier

 

[connecticut yankee]

I dunno---I'll guess the horses on each monument face a "Retreat" direction instead of the "Charge" direction?!?

 

[William G Hendry]

BONUS
September 11, 1978
The Gettysburg Times from Gettysburg,

Pausing at Littte Round Top on their tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield Sunday are. from left: Israeli Defense Minister Ezer Weizman. Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. President Jimmy Carter. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. National Park Technician/Interpreter Robert Prosperi. Israeli Foreign AND A CHILD SHALL LEAD--Eleven-year old Amv Car- Minister Moshe Dayan'

 

[Jimklag]

Thanksgiving bonus: Both monuments show troopers with Spencer carbines which neither unit carried at Gettysburg.

 

[SWMODave]

Not finding any sites listing errors on either of the listed monuments. They are placed correctly, show the right command, don't appear to show any obvious spelling errors so .....? Some do note the Spencer rifle on the Purcell monument (none say it's wrong, just note it) and it looks like a similar rifle on the 3rd monument - so I will take a wild guess and say the rifle on each monument is erroneous.

Neither are what I would call typical cavalry monuments