Short answers, pulled from the story.
The word orange first appeared in the English language in the year 1502. It was used in a description of clothing purchased for Margaret Tudor before the fruit was known to the English-speaking world.
The House of Orange-Nassau originated in 1163 in the tiny Principality of Orange in southern France. William I of Orange later organized the Eighty Years' War and the family rose to become one of the most influential royal families in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries.
Orange light has a wavelength between approximately 585 and 620 nanometers. This range creates a hue of 30 degrees in HSV color space and is distinct from mixtures of red and yellow light.
French scientist Louis Vauquelin discovered the mineral crocoite in 1797. This discovery led to the invention of the synthetic pigment chrome orange in 1809.
The Orange Revolution took place in Ukraine during November and December 2004. This popular movement carried activist and reformer Viktor Yushchenko into the presidency.