This Warner Bros. cartoon cat who starred in "Tweetie Pie" never seems to get his bird
Sylvester
This emperor fooled around with a Polish countess while he was still married to Josephine
Napolean
Issued after the battle of Antietam, this document took effect January 1, 1863
Emancipation Proclamation
Industrial safety favorite
hard hat
This classic continues, "Come on with the rain, I've a smile on my face"
Singin’ in the Rain
Dr. Seuss wrote about this famous title feline in 5 books
the Cat in the Hat
Though he was married to Octavia, he caroused with Cleopatra
Mark Antony
Thousands of pioneers followed this "stately" trail through Nebraska to the northwest in the mid-1800s
the Oregon Trail
It's the storied fighting force that's known for hats like the one seen here
the French Foreign Legion
In a Lerner & Loewe song, this title lyric is followed by "And still have begged for more"
"I Could Have Danced All Night"
The magical & grinning Cheshire Cat was invented by this author
Lewis Carroll
This pirate known for his pigtailed beard had at least 13 wives -- in different ports, of course
Blackbeard
Charles Thompson signed the Declaration of Independence on this date, 1 of only 2 to do so
July 4, 1776
He was the attested secretary of the Continental Congress. The other July 4th signer was John Hancock
A builder probably wouldn't use this hat seen here, but a graduating student would

mortarboard
In 1973 the Carpenters asked listeners to do this, "Make it simple to last your whole life long"
"Sing"
This comic strip boy has a dog named Ruff & a cat named Hot Dog
Dennis the Menace
This "Great" Russian empress loathed her husband, & her lovers may have fathered all of her children
Catherine the Great
A philanthropist & heir with this last name began restoring Williamsburg, Virginia in 1926
John D Rockefeller Jr.
hat was originally designed to protect the head while hunting
bowler
This Rodgers & Hammerstein song asks, "On a bright cloud of music shall we fly?"
"Shall We Dance"
A cat stepping over his piano keys may have inspired this Polish-French composer to pen his "Cat's Waltz"
Frederick Chopin
His wife Zelda was in a sanitarium when he took up with gossip columnist Sheilah Graham
F. Scott Fitzgerald
In 1821 Spain transferred control of Florida to the U.S. in this "City of Five Flags"
Pensacola
was introduced to men's fashion around 1690

Tri-cornered hat
Ironically, Fred & Ginger sang this song in the 1935 movie "Roberta"
"I Won't Dance"