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With letters of introduction from Ben Franklin, Thomas Paine arrived in this city on Nov. 30, 1774 |
Philadelphia
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In 2003 this young L.A. Laker became the third NBA player to average 40 points per game for a month |
Kobe Bryant
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March 1942: This commander of U.S. forces in the Far East leaves the Philippines vowing to return |
General Douglas MacArthur
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In 689 B.C. Sennacherib destroyed this city; its hanging gardens came after it was rebuilt |
Babylon
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From the Latin for "bind to", this 4-letter word's synonyms are accomplice & friend; antonyms, enemy & foe |
ally
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She's a member of George W. Bush's Cabinet |
Condoleezza Rice
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Paine said "Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even its best state, is but a necessary" this |
evil
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On Sept. 9, 2003 Snapple was announced as the official beverage of this American metropolis |
New York City
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1521: This Portuguese circumnavigator explores the Philippine islands & dies there |
Magellan
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This largest Nicaraguan city was rebuilt after it was ravaged by earthquake & fire in 1931 |
Managua
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A TV or movie camera is mounted on this wheeled platform for making moving shots |
a dolly
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New Orleans' Lafayette Cemetery appears in several of her novels |
Anne Rice
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It was published on Jan. 10, 1776 as an anonymous 2-shilling pamphlet of 47 pages |
Common Sense
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Billy Bush, a first cousin to W., hosted a 2003 revival of this classic Monty Hall game show |
Let's Make a Deal
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1565: The Philippines become a part of this empire & are named after one of its monarchs |
the Spanish Empire
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Architects like Louis Sullivan flocked to this Midwest city to help rebuild it in the years after an 1871 disaster |
Chicago
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This 1969 hit by The Who was the first of 3 from their rock opera album "Tommy" |
"Pinball Wizard"
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In 1989 he was chosen the well-deserved MVP of Super Bowl XXIII |
Jerry Rice
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This seasonal warrior "and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country" |
the summer soldier
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Oprah made news reviving her book club in June 2003; the new pick was this Steinbeck classic from 1952 |
East of Eden
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1898: The Treaty of Paris cedes control of the Philippines to this nation |
the U.S.
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Herculaneum was still repairing the damage from a 62 A.D. earthquake when it was destroyed by this event 17 yrs. later |
the eruption of Vesuvius
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A 6-story steel column in this Texas Panhandle city commemorates helium, which is found in abundance there |
Amarillo
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He wrote more than 20 popular novels about a "Lord of the Jungle" |
Edgar Rice Burroughs
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The title of this 1791 pamphlet referred to liberty, property, security & resistance to oppression |
The Rights of Man
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This soccer midfielder for Manchester United signed with Real Madrid on July 1, 2003 |
David Beckham
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2004: She narrowly defeats film star Fernando Poe to win reelection to the presidency |
(Amanda: Who is Corazon Aquino?)
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
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It can refer to an onion before the development of the bulb, or an onionlike plant such as the leek or shallot |
scallion (allium accepted)
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In 1924 this sportswriter coined the term "The Four Horsemen" about Notre Dame football players |
Grantland Rice
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