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OUR HISTORICAL NEWS CORRESPONDENT |
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David Simon was recognized for murder; actually this synonym, the title of a Baltimore-set NBC show |
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This actor loved to drum & developed a new way to tighten the skins |
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Excitement fills the air in Utah on May 10, 1869 as this is completed, uniting 2 separate transport lines |
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An evil fairy gives Princess Aurora, AKA this title girl, a spindle that has some unwanted features |
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Show me you know ASAP stands for this, ASAP |
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This other "Mac" hadn't yet written "All the Pretty Horses" when the foundation honored him |
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This singer & original "American Idol" judge patented a titling microphone stand--take that, Simon! |
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Cairo is in mourning, Oct. 6, 1981, with the news of this man's assassination earlier today |
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In "Le Corsaire" these seagoing ruffians disguise themselves as pilgrims |
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Let's hear your best rendition of this exclamation used for calling pigs |
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This "Amazing" skeptic fellow seeks to debunk the paranormal, but also worked as a magician |
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In 2015 Malawi's Nyasa Times ran its own version of "man Bites Dog" with "Elephant Kills Suspected" this criminal |
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This singer got a patent for a stage illusion, an anti-gravity effect used for "Smooth Criminal" on tour |
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It's April 1865, and the nation turns to this new leader, spared by the failed nerve of Booth accomplice George Atzerodt |
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This title heroine isn't being courted by Tom Brady but by the incognito duke of Silesia |
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It gives the low end to the woodwinds |
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This author who won in 2002 went on to write the bestselling novel "The Underground Railroad" |
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In the 1880s this showman bought the 7-ton Jumbo, whose diet included, but was not limited to, 200 lbs. of hay per day |
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Bill Nye--yes, that science guy--patented a new type of this anatomical-named footwear for dancers |
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Dateline: this city, April 1453. Mehmed II's forces do have this city surrounded, but it remains to be seen for how long |
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In one ballet based on this play, Prospero uses a magical cape while manipulating other characters |
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Nickname for residents of Norman, Enid & Edmond |
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In 1995 this Chicago author won for "The House on Mango Street" and other works |
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These events often feature souvenir elephants; the one held in June 1948 had a live one |
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This one-name comedian patented a new type of slot machine complete with watermelon smashing |
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It's all over here at this battle site in 1746, with the English needing barely 40 minutes to defeat the outnumbered Scots |
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In "Swan Lake", evil Rothbart complicates this hero's life, making the choice between Odette & Odile a dicey one |
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Verily, I say, you will speak this old-timey 8-letter synonym for verily |
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