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On July 9, 1776 this state's legislature met in White Plains & ratified the Declaration of Independence |
New York
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Led by Lew Alcindor, Power Memorial in NYC won 71 straight games in this sport 1962-65 |
(Alex: Lew Alcindor is now known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.)
Basketball
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In 1965 he called the Chevrolet Corvair "Unsafe at any speed" |
Ralph Nader
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You can take a 45-minute cruise on the paddle-wheeler Pride of the Susquehanna in this capital city |
Harrisburg
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At a health club, this person will rub you the right way |
Masseuse
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Some credit college coach Red Sanders with saying this "Isn't everything, it's the only thing" |
Winning
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On April 4, 1949, the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, France & 8 other nations signed this mutual defense pact |
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)
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This L.A. high school attended by Lana Turner & other stars stands on famous Sunset Boulevard |
Hollywood High
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In September 1967 Mattel introduced a doll of this famous model whose friends called her "Sticks" as a kid |
Twiggy
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Its old city hall housed the U.S. Supreme Court from 1791 to 1800 |
Philadelphia
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From the Greek for "adorned", it's a professional applier of blush & other makeup |
Cosmetologist
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William Cowper wrote this is "The very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor" |
Variety
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8 Americans were killed April 24, 1980 in a failed attempt to rescue American hostages held in this city |
Tehran
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Sidwell Friends School, attended by Chelsea Clinton, was founded by members of this religious group |
Quakers (Society of Friends)
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Daughter of the president-elect & grandson of a former president who wed December 22, 1968 |
(Brad: Who are Nixon & Eisenhower?) (Alex: Be more specific....) (Brad: Tricia Nixon & David Eisenhower)
Julie Nixon & David Eisenhower
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Scranton's iron industry used nearby deposits of this hard coal to fuel its blast furnaces |
(Brad: What is bituminous?)
Anthracite
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Like a pharmacist, this person who dispenses eyeglasses can't write prescriptions |
Optician
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First name of the girl who asked the Sun newspaper in 1897, "Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?" |
Virginia
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After answering a NASA newspaper notice in the '70s, she became America's first woman in space |
Sally Ride
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A baseball bat was one of Joe Clark's unusual tools in this post at Eastside High in Paterson, New Jersey |
Principal
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A 1966 book was entitled this person "Teaches Chess" |
Bobby Fischer
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Zion's Church in Allentown houses a replica of this patriotic item temporarily hidden there in 1777 |
Liberty Bell
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A glazier doesn't work on donuts, but installs these |
Windows
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On July 21, 1969 newspapers quoted his "The Eagle Has Landed" |
Neil Armstrong
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In 1919 this future pres. mobilized the Mass. Militia to restore order in the Boston police strike |
Calvin Coolidge
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New England's Deerfield Academy, Phillips Academy & Groton are noted schools of this type |
Preparatory schools
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He donated his 1964 Nobel Prize money, over $54,000, to the civil rights movement |
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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You can get a panoramic view of this city's Golden Triangle from the top of Mount Washington |
Pittsburgh
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A chandler may wax philosophic about making these items |
Candles
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She's usually credited with the 18th century quote, "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche" |
Marie Antoinette ("Let them eat cake")
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