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Henry David Thoreau began his Sojourn at this pond July 4, 1845 |
Walden Pond
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Until the 18th century, fireworks only came in this "waves of grain" color |
(Cynthia: What is gold? Or what is yellow?)
amber
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In June 1990 this body struck down the federal law against flag burning |
the Supreme Court
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This Braves outfielder hit 40 or more home runs in a season 8 times--a National League record |
Hank Aaron
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Odd abode of the woman who "had so many children she didn't know what to do" |
a shoe
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Rhode Island was the last of the original colonies to ratify this |
the Constitution
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At a celebration in Paris, July 4, 1884, this monument was presented to the U.S. |
the Statue of Liberty
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According to superstition, the reason for fireworks on New Year's Eve is that their noise does this |
scares away the evil spirits
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These 2 words were added to the Pledge of Allegiance in the 1950s |
under God
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The 1993 Texas media guide devoted 25 pages to this pitcher who was playing his 27th & last season |
Nolan Ryan
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In a 1990 speech at Wellesley, this first lady said, "If you have children, they must come first" |
Barbara Bush
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This Texas city, home of the Black-Eyed Pea Jamboree, has the same name as the largest city in Greece |
Athens
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John McEnroe beat Bjorn Borg for his first solo championship here July 4, 1981 |
(Dave: What is the U.S. Open?)
Wimbledon
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Appointed by John Lindsay, George Plimpton is this city's honorary fireworks commissioner |
New York City
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The flag is flown this way for 10 days after the death of a vice president |
at half-staff
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This "Yankee Clipper" threw out the first pitch at the Florida Marlins' first game April 5, 1993 |
Joe DiMaggio
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This doctor who wrote "Baby and Child Care" admitted, "I really learned it all from mothers" |
Benjamin Spock
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Each man on Georgia's Stone Mountain sculpture holds this article of clothing in his right hand |
(Alex: Sorry, Cynthia, not quickly enough.)
his own hat
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On July 4, 1883 Buffalo Bill presented his first Wild West show at North Platte in this state |
Nebraska
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"Fruity" name for a red, spherical firecracker |
a cherry bomb
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An 1818 congressional order set this as the permanent number of stripes |
13
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This new National League team plans to move its home games to Coors Field in 1995 |
(Dave: Who are the, uh, Denver Rockies--[*]?)
the Colorado Rockies
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Columnist & mother of 3 who wrote the book "Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession" |
Erma Bombeck
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This city became Nevada's territorial capital in 1861 & state capital in 1864 |
Carson City
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In 1831 this Virginian became the third president to die on July 4 |
(Cynthia: Who is Madison?) ... (Alex: Jefferson and Adams had died earlier.)
James Monroe
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A Very pistol shoots these & is used by people in need of aid |
a flare
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The flag flies 24 hours a day at several sites, including this city's Fort McHenry |
Baltimore
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In the 1960s this Dodger pitcher won 3 Cy Young Awards |
Sandy Koufax
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Harriet Beecher Stowe had this many kids; so did Madeline Morando Foy |
7
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This Tampa theme park features zebras, giraffes, ostriches & free beer |
Busch Gardens
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