American History
On November 21, 1620, 41 male passengers signed this document while anchored at a Massachusetts harbor
The Mayflower Compact
This President's set of domestic programs was known as the Great Society.
Lyndon B. Johnson
"You're gonna need a bigger boat."
Jaws
What ideology was created that separated Europe into two areas from the end of WW2 until the Cold War?
Iron Curtain
This composer’s works include “The Magic Flute” and “The Marriage of Figaro.”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
In this presidential election year, US women won the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment
1920
First Female Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor
"I'll make him an offer he can't refuse"
The Godfather
This was a referendum which resulted in Britain leaving the European Union last year, causing major and immediate consequences on global economies.
Brexit
Known as the “Father of Modern Physics,” he developed the theory of quantum mechanics.
Werner Heisenberg
On August 25, 1921 the US signed a treaty restoring friendly relations with this country
Germany
Only President to be elected for two nonconsecutive terms
Grover Cleveland
“But mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.”
10 Things I Hate About You
This man assassinated Archduke Ferdinand to begin World War I
Gavrilo Princip
In 1839 the first of several wars broke out over the trade of an extract from a certain type of plant/flower.
Poppy flower
He wrote the Massachusetts Constitution, signed the Treaty of Paris, and then became vice president, which he did not enjoy
John Adams
This controversial Supreme Court Ruling allowed for corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money advocating for or against candidates. Many criticize this ruling as a violation of American Democracy and has shown Big Money's influence on politics.
Citizens United
“Bring me a shrubbery... One that looks nice... And not too expensive.”
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
The name of this place was where exiles tried to overthrow Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
He was born in Connecticut in 1800 and hanged for treason in Virginia in 1859.
John Brown
In 1876, after escaping from a New York jail & fleeing the country, this corrupt politician was brought back to the United States
Boss Tweed
Prominent Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren is from this State
Massachusetts
"Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."
Dead Poets Society (1989)
NASA, after the USSR had launched a spacecraft called sputnik, then launched their own called this
Apollo 11
HAVING FIRST ESCAPED FROM A SOUTH AMERICAN RESEARCH LAB IN 1957, THEY BECAME A THREAT TO THE U.S. IN 1990
Killer Bees