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Briefly, in 1945, Karl Doenitz succeeded this man as Fuhrer of Germany |
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This grain was the most important product of Aztec agriculture |
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"Slow and steady wins the race" is the famous last line of this fable |
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A kaku-obi is a stiff silk sash worn over this garment on formal occasions |
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According to Guinness, this inventor holds the record for the most patents with 1,093 |
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Loew's l'Enfant Plaza, Hay-Adams, Watergate |
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Until a 1969 coup by Muammar al-Qaddafi, King Idris had ruled this country for 18 years |
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This dictator's support for the erroneous theories of Trofim Lysenko set back Soviet agriculture |
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Part of this Robert Louis Stevenson tale takes place in a sinister house called the "Laboratory" |
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A style of wide, calf-length pants is named for these South American cowboys who wear them |
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It was the stage name of Henriette Bernard |
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Sol Ipanema, Plaza Copacabana, Copacabana Palace |
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In 1756 British soldiers were imprisoned by Indian troops in this 15' x 18' room |
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This type of plant, the offspring of genetically different parents, is important in agriculture |
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This Rex Stout character loves gardening & gourmet foods, as did Stout |
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Illustrations of this nursery rhyme woman probably inspired the loose dress named for her |
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When he died in 1723 at age 90, this English architect was buried in his own St. Paul's Cathedral |
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Ritz-Carlton, Copley Plaza, Back Bay Hilton |
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In the Korean War, U.N. forces captured this North Korean capital October 19, 1950 |
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In the 1700s C. Townshend discovered that turnips could be the 4th crop in a 4-field system of this |
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This title character in a Frances Hodgson Burnett novel is the grandson of an earl |
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Kind of slipper whose name comes from a medieval word for "chilblain", not for an animal |
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Thomas Jefferson was a third cousin of this fourth Chief Justice |
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Santa Lucia, Mediterraneo, Vesuvio |
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In 1066 he became the last Saxon king to rule England |
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This science of growing plants without soil was developed in the mid-19th century |
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This Booth Tarkington novel tells the tale of a girl's attempts to raise her station in life |
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For decades, this couturier who's an Italian marchese has been known for his bright abstract prints |
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Best known for his quatrains, this poet was Astronomer Royal to the Seljuk Sultan Malik Shah |
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Sacher, Imperial, Pension Wiener |
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