World Leader Birthplaces
He came into the world in Leningrad in 1952
Putin
During the Vietnam War, this toy of 80 feet of wire was sometimes used as a portable antenna for radios
Slinky
First elected to the House of Representatives in 1987, she became its first female speaker in 2007
Nancy Pelosi
Many in the military prefer "bird", not "chopper", for this type of transport
Helicopter
In Houston the "MOB" is the Marching Owl Band of this university
Rice
His dad was the prime minister when he was born in Ottawa in 1971
Justin Trudeau
This toy with a sister named Yam was the first toy advertised on TV, back in 1952
Mr. Potato Head
Clara Barton served as a nurse at this Sept. 17, 1862 Maryland battle where nurses were badly needed
Antietam
A "bird boat" is one of these, like the U.S.S. Yorktown during World War II
An aircraft carrier
The Pritzker School of Law is part of this "directional" Big Ten school
Northwestern
Southampton-born financier who became P.M. of the U.K. in 2022
Sunak
In 2016 this game introduced a new suspect: Dr. Orchid, the daughter of the mansion's owner
Clue
A century before she was on a dollar coin, she was convicted & fined for casting a vote in the 1872 pres. election
Anthony
These days, an enlisted U.S. soldier is this 3-letter first name rather than G.I.
The land donated to start this ACC sports powerhouse was home to the estate of John C. Calhoun
Clemson University
Born in Amiens, he won a second term in 2022
Macron
In 1963 the original model of this came packaged with pans & mixes for cake & cookies
Easy Bake Oven
The first women's club in New York was La Liga de las Hijas de this island where a rebellion against Spain was sending refugees norte-ward
Cuba
This rifle accessory is a "cheese toaster" & takes its real name from a French town where it was once made
Bayonet
Author Ralph Ellison was a music student at this Alabama institute
The Tuskegee Institute
This prime minister was born in Vadnagar, India & has a MA in political science
Modi
Alfred Butts invented this board game in 1931; he called it Criss-Cross Words
Scrabble
Still going in Macon, a college with this Methodist-conscious name was the USA's first chartered to grant degrees to women
Wesleyan College
This title of a 2012 film is military slang for "so late it's early"
Zero Dark Thirty
The name of this Omaha university honors a man who built the transcontinental telegraph
Creighton University