Misc: What were the names of Kevin's best friend and girl friend on "The Wonder Years"?

Questions

On This Day In January 1825 - The first engineering college in the U.S. , Rensselaer School, opened in Troy, NY. It is now known as ______ Polytechnic Institute.?

On This Day In January 1833 - Britain seized control of the ______ Islands in the South Atlantic. About 150 years later, Argentina seized the islands from the British, but Britain took them back after a 74-day war.?

On This Day In January 1868 - The Shogunate was ______ in Japan and Meiji dynasty was restored.?

On This Day In January 1871 - Henry W. Bradley patented______ .?

On This Day In January 1888 - The drinking ______ was patented by Marvin C. Stone.?