THE CITY ONCE KNOWN AS...
Bombay, officially renamed in 1995
Mumbai
Galveston Bay is an inlet of this much larger inlet of the Atlantic Ocean
The Gulf of...MEXICO...
A resolution on Dec. 2, 1954 stated the conduct of this man "is contrary to senatorial traditions and is hereby condemned"
McCarthy
77.7% of U.S. adults speak only English at home; 13.6% speak this
Spanish
At home in Mongolia he may have been "the Universal Ruler", but he was a real terror to the 13th century Islamic world
Genghis Khan
Danzig, until it returned to Polish control after World War II
Gdansk
The Golden Gate Strait connects this body of water to the Pacific Ocean
the S.F. Bay
On May 15, 1967 Governor Ronald Reagan had a debate about Vietnam with this first-term senator from New York
Bobby Kennedy
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The U.S. population includes nearly 16 million veterans; only some 60,000 remain whose service came during this conflict
WWII
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This king of England lost my fealty way before he ordered the Massacre at Acre during the Third Crusade
Richard the Lionhearted
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Kristiania, after King Christian IV
Oslo
This large lake at the northern edge of the Everglades is a remnant of the prehistoric Pamlico Sea
Okeechobee
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The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 was co-sponsored by Representative Fred Hartley & this Ohio senator
For a single person under 65, $16,749 was the 2025 threshold of this
poverty line
After hearing tyrant Phalaris roasted folks in a metal bull, I nixed my trip to Phalaris-Con on this now-Italian isle where he ruled
Sicily
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Talinn
This estuary stretches for about 110 miles between New York & Connecticut
the Long Island Sound
It's the last name shared by 2 of the 8 total U.S. senators who have represented Alaska
Murkowski
Median household income in Florida is $77,735, in Georgia $79,991 & in this state they both border, $66,659
Alabama
I still don't forgive this king for the Massacre of Verden in 782--the description in "The Royal Frankish Annals" is bleak
Charlemagne
York, until it was renamed in 1834 to avoid confusion with other cities, including one next door in the United States
Toronto
At Pittsburgh these 2 rivers join to form the Ohio River
Monongahela & Allegheny
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Truly a man who didn't know how to quit, he resigned twice as a senator from Maine in the 1800s; his third stint lasted 12 years
Hannibal Hamlin
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91% of U.S. households have this high-speed Internet, a word that originally referred to a wide frequency range
broadband
Cleopatra's personal life was icky--before she roamed with Caesar, she married her bro who had this royal Greek name
Ptolemy
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