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An earthquake in 1811 at New Madrid, Mo. caused this "Big River" to flow backwards for a time |
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Island on which you'd find Ben Gunn marooned |
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To smooth your press-on nails with an emery board or put them in a cabinet for storing letters |
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In 1920, this man hit more home runs than any American League team other than his own |
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Adirondack furniture of the early 1900s was made of unmilled hickory sticks, often with this left on |
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To see the Columbia Icefield, largest icefield in the Rockies, head for this country |
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On Christmas Day, 1868, Andrew Johnson offered amnesty to all who had taken part in this |
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To hit the boss or refuse to work for him |
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This Boston pitcher was the only one to win 20 or more games in both 1986 & 1987 |
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The Dictionary of Furniture says one 18th century name for this style of stuffed seat was the "Turkey Sofa" |
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A classic Sloppy Joe is made with this meat |
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In 1901, right after being shot, this president cautioned against hurting his attacker |
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A braid of hair hanging down in a straight line, or a group of people waiting in a straight line |
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The Cubs' Hack Wilson holds the record for the most of these in 1 season, 190 |
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Of Louis XIV, XV, or XVI, style of furniture which is primarily Baroque |
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The big number on the front of an L.A. firefigher's helmet represents this |
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At this southern showdown in 1815, the British lost over 2000 men, while the U.S. lost only about 20 |
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Term for lowest-ranking Annapolis grad or highest profile newsman on the nightly news broadcast |
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In Sept. 1987, an arbitrator found baseball owners guilty of collusion for not doing this in 1985 |
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Type of chair a cooper might aptly make |
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The arachnid called the harvestman is better known by this "paternal" name |
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John Paul Jones' flagship the Bonhomme Richard, was named for this patriot |
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It could be mere chance or a stroke of good luck if you caught this flatfish |
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Though he missed the entire month of April, this Montreal outfielder led the Majors in runs scores in '87 |
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Popular in 18th century America, highboys & lowboys were these |
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In English, it's the second person singular pronoun in the nominative case |
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