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NAMES IN AMERICAN HISTORY |
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Little Susie loves science, so the Omano OM117L was a great choice; it's 2 of these in one--dissecting & compound |
a microscope
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These cotton swabs were invented in 1923 |
Q-Tips
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George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy, founded the U.S. Naval Academy in this city |
Annapolis
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This company's Hall of Fame first came to TV on Christmas Eve 1951 |
Hallmark
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The St. Louis Post-... |
Dispatch
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(Tony Bennett gives the clue.) In September 2014 I became the oldest artist, at age 88, to have the No. 1 album on the Billboard charts when "Cheek to Cheek", my duet album with this pop star, debuted at the top spot |
Lady Gaga
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I got this Amazon hands-free speaker I control with my voice! I got this Amazon hands-free speaker I control with my voice! |
an Echo
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Walther Schwieger was the captain of this type of vessel that torpedoed the Lusitania |
a U-boat
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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney said no when French agents asked for a bribe in this 1797 "Affair" |
the XYZ Affair
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The space south of the Capitol Rotunda full of famous folks in marble |
Statuary Hall
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The Omaha World-... |
Herald
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Like Wile E. Coyote, I got this company's doom weapon crate, including kukri, mace & tomahawk |
Acme
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It's the opening in the violin seen here |
(Kristin: What is an S-curve?)
an F-hole
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Gerald Ford succeeded him as vice president of the United States |
Agnew
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In 1992 Bill Clinton played sax on this man's late night show |
(Jonathan: Who is David Letterman?)
Arsenio Hall
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The Atlanta Journal-... |
Constitution
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Perfectly timed, the first of my monthly boxes from this "arboreal" makeup mailer made it under the tree |
Birchbox
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It's a type of ruler used in mechanical drawing to create right angles |
(Jonathan: What is a square?)
a T-square
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He was inaugurated the president of the Republic of Texas on October 22, 1836 |
Houston
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"Royal" music venue in South Kensington, London |
the Royal Albert Hall
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The San Diego Union- or the Minneapolis Star... |
(Cindy: What is Times?)
Tribune
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(Tony Bennett gives the clue.) In 1951 I recorded a cover version of "Cold, Cold Heart"; when it became a huge hit, this legendary country artist called me & jokingly asked, "What's the idea of ruining my song?" |
Hank Williams Sr.
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"Only one in every 10,000 casks" gets to become a Blue Label bottle of this Scotch, & you put one under the tree for me |
Johnnie Walker
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The movie "Awakenings" depicts the use of this drug, usually for Parkinson's, on catatonic patients |
L-dopa
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This great orator gave a 3 1/2-hour speech in favor of the Compromise of 1850; his fellow New Englanders didn't like that |
(Cindy: Who is Clay?)
Daniel Webster
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2009 novel by Hilary Mantel about the court of Henry VIII |
Wolf Hall
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The Louisville Courier- or the Akron Beacon... |
Journal
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(Tony Bennett gives the clue.) In 2015 the 20th edition of this Las Vegas gala doubled as my birthday party; with the same name as a Celine Dion love song, it has raised over $100 million in its history; wow! |
(Kristin: What is "My Heart Will Go On"?) ... (Alex: A lot of love to Tony Bennett and our thanks for doing that category for us. Tony's 90th birthday NBC special airs tomorrow night. We'll all be watching.)
"The Power of Love"
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