20th CENTURY WORLD LEADERS |
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He led his troops on a 6,000-mile march that began in October 1934 |
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These 3 birds are the gifts for the first 3 days |
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This Maryland fort is not only a national monument; it's also called a "historic shrine" |
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The name of this drink is from Italian for "coffee with milk" |
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As seen in the photo, this president liked to paint to help himself relax |
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This verb can mean to fatten pillows or to mess up an actor's line |
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A 1952 coup led by Gamal Abdel Nasser forced this king's abdication |
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Of the song's 12 gifts, it's the only one you could melt down & not be charged with murder or animal cruelty |
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Devil's Postpile is in California; Devil's Tower is in this state |
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This company is named for a character in "Moby-Dick" |
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In good weather, John Quincy Adams liked to spend his mornings skinny-dipping in this river |
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Opponents of Sabine Bau, a world champion in this sport, might say, "Curses! Foiled again!" |
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Swiss-educated & staunchly pro-Western, he ruled his Middle Eastern country from 1941 until his ouster in 1979 |
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We found this eighth day's gift quite moo-ving |
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In southern New Mexico, you can literally surf the dunes of this national monument |
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The 2 main coffee species are arabica and this hearty one that is grown mostly in Africa & thrives at lower altitudes |
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Fond of this sport, Richard Nixon lived life in the fast lane, often scoring in the 170s or higher |
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Ithaca, New York is on Cayuga, one of this group of narrow bodies of water |
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In 1986 this president crossed the Pacific & went into exile in Hawaii |
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On the 10th day, nobility abounded as my true love somehow thought I needed this gift |
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Arizona's Tuzigoot National Monument is one of these villages defined as consisting of multilevel adobe dwellings |
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Found in coffee, it's C8H10N4O2 |
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Even when pushing 300 pounds, this 27th president enjoyed playing golf & tennis |
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Hopefully you'll remember that this plant of the genus Myosotis is Alaska's state flower |
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At age 84 in 1940 he was put in charge of the Vichy State in France |
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On the 12th day, my true love gave me this gift, something Charlie Watts could enjoy |
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A nat'l monument near Mill Valley, Calif. named for this naturalist is known for its stand of ancient coast redwoods |
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T.S. Eliot wrote, "I have measured out my life with" these |
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& in other news... during a fishing trip in Georgia in 1979, Jimmy Carter was attacked by a "killer" one of these |
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The main city on the Main River, it's located 19 miles upstream from where the Main flows into the Rhine |
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