Old York
Ivar the Boneless showed some spine when he led these Scandinavians on raids of York in the 9th century
The Vikings
These falls along the Zambezi River are about twice as wide & twice as deep as Niagara Falls
The Victoria Falls
In 1922 the Bolsheviks let reporters try on this, made with 5,000 diamonds & a 400-carat spinel for Catherine the Great
A Crown (Russian Imperial Crown)
In 1799 this man was eulogized by Henry Lee as "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen"
Washington
A House of Representatives vote of 323-89 helped make Hawaii the 50th state in this year
1959
After this king won at Hastings, York was "seething with discontent"; he would soon march in & build 2 castles there
William the Conqueror
A national trail in England stretches 84 miles from Newcastle to the Solway Firth along the line of this great fortification
Hadrian's Wall
A recent theory about this stone circle in England: it was part of a great raised altar with long-gone wooden ramps
Stonehenge
In 1732 this printer founded Philadelphische Zeitung, the first German-language newspaper in the English colonies
Benjamin Franklin
Gerald Ford moved out of the White House in this year
1977
York came to be when members of Rome's Ninth this set up camp & called it Eboracum
Ninth Legion
The 2,700-foot Burj Khalifa in this city is quite impressive--check it out
Dubai
In 1963, JFK, the first Catholic president, purposefully shook hands with the pope in place of doing this
Kissing the ring
In 1612 this English captain published "A Map of Virginia"
John Smith
There was no ice-scape for more than 1,500 in April of this year when the Titanic sank
After battling the Picts in 305, this "Great" man was proclaimed emperor of Rome in York
Constantine
For a great view of Rio & Guanabara Bay, take a cable car to the summit of this Brazilian peak
Sugarloaf
In 1989, Poland's regime & this union-based opposition movement held roundtable talks that led to the transition to democracy
Solidarity
On May 29, 1765 this patriot made a speech attacking the Stamp Act in Virginia's House of Burgesses
Patrick Henry
Barbara Tuchman's "The Guns of August" has also been published as "August" this fateful year
York's Franciscan Order of Greyfriars was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1538 as part of this period of religious upheaval
The Reformation
Finn McCool, sort of the Irish Paul Bunyan, was said to have built this as a bridge to a Scottish island
Giant's Causeway
Paiute prophets saying the dead would return were part of this 19th c. Native American movement named for a circle dance
Ghost Dance
After this war (1754-1763), Britain received all French land east of the Mississippi except New Orleans
The French and Indian War
Mary Lou Retton won Olympic gymnastic gold in Los Angeles in this year
1984