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Ecuador's coat of arms depicts Mt. Chimborazo, a 20,561-foot volcano lying in this range |
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The Edmunds Act of 1882 tried to supress this practice in the territories & especially in Utah |
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In "Jurassic Park" scientists use genetic engineering to revive these creatures |
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This markswoman joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1885 & was its star attraction for 17 years |
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It's the site of The International Court of Justice & the supreme court of the Netherlands |
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He introduced his first waltzes at a Viennese restaurant where he conducted a dance band |
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New Hampshire's White Mountains are part of this larger chain |
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In 1974, 10 years after leaving the space program for politics, he was elected to the Senate |
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"Riders on the Storm" is John Densmore's best-selling account of life with this rock group |
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This jazz singer was known as "Lady Day" |
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In 1879 this city, long thought to be mythical, was discovered by Heinrich Schliemann |
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On Good Friday, 1724, he conducted the first performance of his "St. John Passion" |
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These Soviet mountains which run from the Arctic to near the Aral Sea have large coal reserves |
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It's been over 20 years since an amendment has been added to the Constitution; the last one did this |
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Mario Puzo's "The Fourth K" is a futuristic political thriller about this family |
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This Romanian gymnast earned 7 perfect scores & 3 gold medals in the 1976 Olympics |
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Over 80 banks are located in this city, the financial hub of Switzerland |
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As a young boy, Franz Liszt studied music theory & composition with this alleged rival of Mozart |
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The Giants Mountains are part of the Sudeten chain in Poland & this neighbor |
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It was made a cabinet-level department in 1979; in 1980 Reagan vowed to abolish it if elected |
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Time Magazine called this Anne Tyler novel about a travel writer one of the '80s' best books |
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In 1977 the American Foundation for Overseas Blind renamed itself after this woman, a key supporter |
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Once a small fishing village, it's now Japan's second-largest city |
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A lifetime grant from the Norwegian gov't enabled him to give up teaching & conducting after 1874 |
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Africa's second-highest peak, it lies about 70 miles from Nairobi |
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Upon accepting this post in 1977, Patricia Harris became the 1st black female to serve in the cabinet |
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This 1977 Erich Segal novel takes place two years after Jenny Cavilleri's death |
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Choreographer Michael Fokine created "The Dying Swan" in 1905 for this Russian dancer |
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The treaty that ended the War of 1812 was signed in this Belgian city, the capital of East Flanders |
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"Saul", completed in 1739, is often considered his most dramatic oratorio |
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