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These "scientists" sought the elixir of life & the way to turn lesser metals into precious ones |
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"Cross & Sword" is an outdoor pageant dramatizing the 1565 founding of this Florida city |
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In 1873 this man whose name is now posted with Noble's went into the bookselling business |
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Mary Chesnut's take on this U.S. war was part of a Ken Burns TV documentary |
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Around 1000 the Christian Church spilt into 2 main forms: Roman Catholic & this |
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In use since Antebellum days, the expression FFV refers to the first families of this state |
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This discount chain with a red & white bullseye logo was founded in 1962 |
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Though this Patty & Mildred Hill composition is still under copyright, cake & candles are public domain |
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These 2 upper chambers of the heart receive & collect blood from the veins |
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Her "Little House in the Big Woods" begins in Wisconsin |
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Castles offered great protection until the 1400s, when these large weapons came into use |
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Built in 1901 for a coal magnate, the Elms in this R.I. seaport was inspired by France's Chateau D'Asnieres |
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After inventing soft-serve ice cream, "Grandpa" McCullough became "King of the Chill" with this chain |
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Beatles song whose opening chord is heard here: |
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A young adult series by Madeleine L'Engle begins with the novel "A Wrinkle in" this |
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Term for a noble who was granted a fief by a lord |
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This state capital has streets named for Chet Atkins & Roy Acuff |
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Dr. Pepper & Coca-Cola were invented by men in this profession |
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No. 1 hits of the disco era included "Stayin' Alive" & this Gloria Gaynor song in a similar vein |
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In 1975 in Texas scientists found fossils of this flying lizard with a more than 50' wingspan |
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Male pen name used by Danish baroness Karen Blixen for "Out Of Africa" |
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This 13th century English philosopher predicted there would be cars, airplanes & ships without rowers |
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This gallery of art on the Smithsonian Mall is named for the man who donated his collection in 1906 |
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Franklin Mint founder Joseph Segel founded the QVC network, QVC standing for these 3 things |
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The title of this wistful Beach Boys song is also the title of Brian Wilson's autobiography |
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The name of this dog star, the brightest star in the night sky, is Greek for "scorching" |
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In August 1996, Cross Creek, Florida & nearby Micanopy celebrated the 100th anniversary of her birth |
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