1890s
In 1899 this man successfully transmitted the first radio signal across the English Channel
Marconi
After a 34-hour siege, this fort in Charleston Harbor surrendered to Confederate forces on April 13, 1861
Sumter
This capital is on the Mississippi, near where it meets the Minnesota River
St. Paul
It's a chain of related islands, like the Malay one
Archipelago
nps.gov mentions mixed-grass prairie & a 75-million-year fossil record on its website for this national park
The IBEW, short for Intl. Brotherhood of these, was organized in a new industry said to have a 50% mortality rate in some areas
Electrical Workers
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Built in 1644 in Madras, which is now Chennai, Fort St. George was the first English fortress in this country
India
East of Louisville, this other "L" city in Kentucky has been called "The Horse Capital of the World"
Lexington
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This country declared its independence from Spain in 1816 as the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata
Argentina
This German city in the Black Forest with a double-talk name has Roman baths built more than 2,000 years ago
Baden Baden
This U.S. race was first run in 1897 & won by John McDermott with a time of 2 hours, 55 min., 10 seconds to cover 24 1/2 miles
the Boston Marathon
You can take the Dixie Highway from Louisville to Bullion Boulevard to the visitors gate at this site
Fort Knox
A 2025 headline: "Once again, Alaska will study building a road to" this capital, at a spot "less avalanche-prone"
Juneau
This used to mean a gathering place in a town, before people started playing video games there
Arcade
In the 1960s a Greek architect designed this world capital about 10 miles from Rawalpindi
Islamabad
An uprising against Spanish rule in these Asian islands in 1898 resulted in the short-lived Republic of Negros
the Philippines
Started as an Army post in 1838, this beach city grew as a spring break hot spot after the 1960 movie "Where the Boys Are"
Fort Lauderdale
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The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben (a certain state spelled backwards) is a civic org. founded in this city on the Missouri
Omaha
This day, in honor of trees, is celebrated on different days, based on the best tree planting times in their area
Arbor Day
From Telescope Peak, you can see the highest & lowest points in the cont. U.S.--Mount Whitney & this low "Basin" in Death Valley
Badwater Basin
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Strauss' "Also Sprach Zarathustra" was first performed in Frankfurt in 1896 & conducted by the composer himself, before being used as the theme song for this "millennial" science fiction classic.
2001
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Fort-de-France is the largest city on this island, a French overseas department
Martinique
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This "atomic" city of Tennessee grew to 75,000 strong within 3 years of its establishment; today the population is around 34,000
Oak Ridge
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This hilly forested region of northern France follows "Meuse" in the name of a major Allied offensive in 1918
the Argonne
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This city in India's Deccan Plateau is home to the world tallest monolith of Gautama Buddha
Hyderabad
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