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A town crier reads this document on the steps of the National Archives on the Fourth of July |
the Declaration of Independence
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In 321 Constantine the Great declared it a legal day of rest & worship |
Sunday
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His stories include "The Man Who Was" and "The Man Who Would Be King" |
Rudyard Kipling
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70% of the world's known oil reserves is controlled by the 13 countries that make up this organization |
OPEC
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His "Blue Hawaii" LP remained No. 1 for 20 straight weeks, a record that stood for 15 years |
Elvis Presley
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Prices that can't get any lower are said to have reached this |
rock-bottom
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The Old Ebbitt Grill, billed as "Washington's Oldest Saloon", is just 2 blocks from this famous residence |
the White House
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Under an 1845 act of Congress, presidential elections are held on this day of the week |
Tuesdays
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John Galsworthy's 1906 work "The Man of Property" was the first in this series of novels |
The Forsyte Saga
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"Barrister" & "Business Lawyer" are publications of this legal organization |
(Ellen: What is the National Bar Association?)
American Bar Association (or ABA)
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The Byrds' first release, "Mr. Tambourine Man", was written by this folk artist |
Bob Dylan
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Anything that is firmly fixed is said to be as solid as this famous rock |
the Rock of Gibraltar
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Stalactites have formed in the basement under this presidential memorial -- "honest" |
the Lincoln Memorial
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It was named for the Norse god of thunder |
Thursday
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This 1852 work was subtitled "Life Among the Lowly" |
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Each year in mid-November, this organization kicks off its Christmas Seal Campaign |
the American Lung Association
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The song in which "She's afraid to come out of the water, and the poor little girl's turning blue" |
"The Itsy-Bitsy Teeny-Weeny Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini"
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It's "the hand that rules the world" |
the hand that rocks the cradle
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Pierre L'Enfant's grand plan for Washington, D.C. was reminiscent of this capital city, his birthplace |
Paris
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It's the first name of Gomez & Morticia Addams' daughter |
Wednesday
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In this Ernest Hemingway story, an author awaits death while on an African safari |
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
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Nearly 115,000 single parents belong to this nonprofit organization abbreviated PWP |
Parents without Partners
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"Do the Freddie" was created to promote the antics of this group's leader |
Freddie & the Dreamers
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In a hymn, it's the title line that precedes "Cleft for me, let me hide myself in thee" |
"Rock of Ages"
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The Freer Gallery boasts a major collection of this artist's works, tho his "mother" hangs in the Louvre |
[ERRATUM: The painting was in the Musée d'Orsay, not the Louvre; a correction was issued in OOPS! $200 in show #2072, aired 1993-09-14.]
Whistler
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In the familiar poem, this day's "child works hard for a living" |
(Ellen: What is Friday's?)
Saturday
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This 1837 Nathaniel Hawthorne collection contained 39 of his stories |
(Sheryl: What are the Just So Stories?)
The Twice-Told Tales
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Key clubs in high schools & Circle K clubs in colleges are sponsored by this worldwide service organization |
Kiwanis
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Michael Nesmith wrote "Different Drum", which was a Top 20 hit for this Linda Ronstadt group |
the Stone Poneys
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In Illinois only Chicago has a larger population than this manufacturing city |
Rockford
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