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In the 19th century, this drug was available over the counter in tonics, powders, wines, and soft drinks and was said to treat a variety of medical concerns, including addiction, depression, anxiety, fatigue, and headaches.

Cocaine

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This is the name of an airline and a covid variant

delta

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The 1st theatrical performance in America was a Spanish comedy produced in 1598 beside this river near El Paso

Rio Grande

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This 6-letter word denotes a riot or turmoil

Tumult

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This first lady is the second first lady to be both a wife and mother to a president.

Barbara Bush

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One theory says the first pope, St. Peter, had nerve damage that led to the traditional gesture of this with 2 fingers curled in

A blessing

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Although it means “beautiful lady” in Italian, there is nothing lovely about overdosing on this plant, which was prescribed in the 19th century for colic, but can cause severe coma or death when taken in too large quantities.

Belladonna

800

The 11th district in Ohio is having a democratic primary today, between the progressive Nina Turner and this woman backed by the CBC

Shontel Brown

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In 1541 this Spanish explorer headed west across the Mississippi River into what's now Arkansas

de Soto

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It's a golf do-over after a lousy shot

Mulligan

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This first lady encouraged her husband to “remember the ladies” when he was helping Thomas Jefferson compose the Declaration of Independence.

Abigail Adams

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Alexander III convoked 1179's Third Lateran Council, which gave this "College" the task of electing a new pope

The college of Cardinals

1200

Naturally present in the groundwater of many countries, this toxic mineral was prescribed in the 19th century to treat anemia.

Arsenic

1200

This person beat the owner of the Washington Post to space

Richard Branson

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While in California in 1579, this circumnavigator held the first Protestant religious service in the New World

Sir Francis Drake

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It's a protective covering to enrich soil; hardwood chips or grass clippings are organic types

Mulch

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This first lady won an Emmy for her television tour of the White House.

Jacki Kennedy

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In 993 John XV was the first pope to take this step, honoring Bishop Ulrich of Augsburg, dead just 20 years

Bestowing Sainthood

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Used today as a solvent, this colorless chemical compound can harm the eyes, skin, liver, kidneys and nervous system, but was used in the 19th century to treat hiccups.

Chloroform

1600
Joe Biden today call for this elected official to resign following multiple sexual harassment accusations

Andrew Cuomo

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In 1513 he led an expedition from Puerto Rico & found what he thought was an island, which he named "La Florida"

Ponce de Leon

1600

A great number; the Bible says love covers a this "of sins"

Mulch

1600

This first lady was an adherent of spiritualism, held seances in the White House, and was attacked in the press for making elaborate purchases during wartime.

Mary Todd Lincoln

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Pope Francis is the first pontiff to have been a member of this religious order that pope Clement XIV abolished in 1773

Jesuits

2000

This white, odorless powder should be strictly forbidden as even a small dose can cause severe seizures; however, in the 19th century it was prescribed for constipation.

Strychnine

2000

This company had to postpone it's new space capsule test yet again, after an error with a valve in the rocket

Boeing

2000

Hundreds of years before the Marines got there, this South Carolina island was settled by French Huguenots in 1562

Parris Island

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To openly proclaim a new doctrine or law

Promulgate

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Hello …..! This first lady was the first American to send a telegraph message, to her friend in Baltimore.

Dolly Madison

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Pius XI revived the custom of giving this blessing whose Latin name means "to the city and to the world"

Urbi et Orbi

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