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On February 17, 1801 the House of Representatives declared him president on its 36th vote |
(Alex: Yes, he defeated Adams.)
Jefferson
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His film roles include Harry Burns & "city slicker" Mitch Robbins |
(Alex: That's right with a minute to go.)
Billy Crystal
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Your typical swan has about 25,000 of these; a hummingbird has only 1,000 |
feathers
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Banks get new money from 2 treasury bureaus: Engraving & Printing for bills, & this one for coins |
a mint
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In this Stephen King book, Annie Wilkes loves company, but only author Paul Sheldon's |
Misery
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An armed officer whose job is preventing air piracy is called an air marshal or this "marshal" |
a sky marshal
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On May 10, 1869 the Transcontinental Railroad was completed when the Central Pacific & this railroad met in Utah |
Union Pacific
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John & Michelle's daughter, she's married to Billy Baldwin |
Chynna Phillips
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There are Williamson's & red-breasted species of this bird, but you may be more familiar with the yellow-bellied |
a sapsucker
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The first of these monetary units was issued in 1360 by King Jean II, right after his release from English captivity |
a franc
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"Seize the Night" by this "Dean" of suspense was a sequel to his "Fear Nothing" |
Dean Koontz
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In 1886 in Columbus, Ohio, several trade unions merged to form the AFL, which stands for this |
The American Federation of Labor
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She was JFK's mom |
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Government taxing & spending are part of this "policy", from the Latin for "basket" or "treasury" |
fiscal
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First name of Maxim de Winter's first wife; it's the first name you think of when you hear Daphne du Maurier |
Rebecca
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This layer of the atmosphere just above the troposphere goes up about 20 miles with little change in temperature |
the stratosphere
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In 1869 Elizabeth Cady Stanton & this woman established the National Woman Suffrage Association |
Susan B. Anthony
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On "Party of Five" she played teen violin prodigy Claudia |
Lacey Chabert
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During the mating season a male tern carries this prey & shows it off to the females |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
a fish
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In options trading, to sell is to "put" & to buy is to do this |
to call
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In an Oscar Hjuelos book, Nestor & Cesar Castillo "Play Songs of Love" as this group |
Mambo Kings
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It's the Christian event in the 15th-century painting seen here |
the Ascension
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His Pacific Fur Company was founded on June 23, 1810, in order to extend his fur influence over the Northwest |
(John Jacob) Astor
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He's the American composer of "Einstein on the Beach" |
(Philip) Glass
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While serving in this post in Lincoln's cabinet, Montgomery Blair helped introduce money orders |
postmaster general
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Insurance claims are central to this author's "Double Indemnity" & "The Postman Always Rings Twice" |
James Cain
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Term in geometry for the highest point of a pyramid or triangle |
the apex
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