Trivia Of The Day August 12

Woodrow Wilson obtained a Ph.D. in history and political science at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Wilson was the only US President to hold a doctorate degree, making him the highest educated head of state in American history.

In 1895 Ernest Hogan composed several popular songs in a new musical genre, which he named ragtime. The term is actually derived from his hometown Shake Rag, a district in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Humphrey Bogart played chess by mail with GIs during World War II.

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