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    | Built in 1892 but with a hull still made of this, the 300-foot Frank O'Connor sank in Lake Michigan in 1919 | 
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    | In 1700 the Henrietta Marie brought this main cargo from Africa to Jamaica, then sank with its next cargo, sugar | 
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    (Linda: Who is Kim Il Jung?)
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    | November 29, 2004, the day of this quarterback's 200th consecutive start, was proclaimed his day in Wisconsin | 
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    | The largest diveable wreck, U.S.S. President Coolidge, sank in 1942 when it hit one of the USA's own these | 
    (Alex: Hit one of our own [*]. That's bad news. Minute to go now, Linda.)
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    | This general took power in Pakistan in a 1999 coup | 
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    | Since 1957 the Aida has rested beneath this "colorful" body of water | 
    (Linda: What is the Black Sea?) ... (Alex: Aida, Egypt, [*].)
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    | The U.S. wishes this trained ophthalmologist could see his way to support our Mideast policy | 
    (Linda: Who is Assad?) (Alex: Be more specific.  We need his first name.) (Linda: Basham?)
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