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In 1794 this man patented his cotton gin |
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Dr. Henry Gray, the man behind this medical book, died from smallpox at the age of 34 in 1861 |
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The folks employed by the U.S. government taken collectively |
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This WWI gas that sounds like a condiment is a vesicant, meaning it causes blisters |
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Margaret Mitchell & a group of Confederate veterans were in attendance when the movie premiered in this city in 1939 |
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On July 21, 1865 this "wild" gunslinger & Dave Tutt engaged in what is regarded as the first true western showdown |
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Once used to wrap a certain dairy product, this thin cotton fabric is used in the kitchen to drain liquid |
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Grays Harbor, an estuary in Washington State, was formed during the last one of these more than 11,000 years ago |
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Some opponents of same-sex marriage say, hey gay folks, how about these? Wouldn't these be good enough? |
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Some "general" info on this tank, the M4--it could go 25 mph & some had hedgerow cutters & rocket launchers |
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For her role as Mammy, this actress became the first African American to win an Oscar |
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James H. Nason patented this type of coffee maker in which hot water flows through a tube to filter the grounds |
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A 1959 ad shows one of this British company's cotton trench coats with its signature plaid lining |
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To make blue cheese, spores of a fungus genus more often associated with this antibiotic are added to milk |
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Nonviolent refusal to obey laws in an effort to change policy |
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AKA the M9A1 rocket launcher, this shoulder-held weapon could pierce 5 inches of armor plate, Joe |
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To remain faithful to the book, David Selznick battled the Hays Office over the use of this word |
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This agency was founded in 1865 to suppress counterfeit currency |
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Dorothy's iconic blue & white checked pinafore in "The Wizard of Oz" was made from this cotton fabric |
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The blue whale can eat up to 8 tons of this crustacean a day |
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Occupation of one who designs, constructs & maintains public works |
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Going quite a few leagues under the sea, it was the first sub powered by a nuclear reactor |
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In 2014 the movie turned 75 & this actress who played Melanie Hamilton turned 98 |
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With $100 & 10 gallons of gumption, he founded his own hat company in Philadelphia |
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Similar to khaki, this durable cotton twill was originally used for U.S. Army uniforms; now it's often used for casual pants |
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Blueshift, shortening in the wavelength of the light of an approaching object, is a type of this man's shift |
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Title of a 1970s bestseller complaining about Americans' bad English--keep it "in your head" |
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Development of the MX missile, aka this somewhat contradictory term, began in the '70s |
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He was working on another 1939 blockbuster when he was brought in to replace George Cukor as the film's director |
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This 1865 children's story included such chapters as "Holland", "On the Canal" & "The Race" |
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