19TH CENTURY AMERICA
He was Thomas Jefferson's private sec'y before he & Clark went exploring
(Meriwether) Lewis
In a normal delivery, this part of the baby appears first
head
Christian Rudolph Ebsen's "friendly" stage name
Buddy
A double bass is also known as this type of fiddle, so don't wave anything red in front of it
bull
Spindletop oil field, site of the first "gusher" in North America, is a national landmark in this state
Texas
The Wilmot Proviso tried to outlaw this practice in any territory acquired from Mexico
slavery
In 1985 health officials said this OTC drug could reduce the risk of a second heart attack
aspirin
MIchele Dusiak, who knew "how to succeed" on Broadway before she moved to "Knots Landing"
Michele Lee
Cheer for the home team, or dig through the earth with your nose
root
This city grew up around a flagpole erected to celebrate the U.S. Centennial of 1876
Flagstaff
In 1869 the final link in the Transcontinental RR was completed in what's now this state
Utah
Herpes simplex causes these small skin blisters around the mouth
cold sores
You may be "Spellbound" to learn that this leading man's first name is Eldred
Gregory Peck
As a verb, this part of a flower means "to stop"
stem
New Mexico's state vegetables are the frijol & this one, often hung on strings to dry
chili pepper
He wrote, "I went to the woods because I wished...to front only the essential facts of life"
(Henry David) Thoreau
You can be immunized against this infectious disease known as lockjaw
tetanus
"Fiery" stage name of ecdysiast Fannie Belle Fleming
Blaze Starr
Comedians differentiate between this & a wife, but the dictionary says they're the same
lady
Its state song is from a 1943 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical
Oklahoma
The first official championship match in this sport in the U.S. was held at the Newport Casino in Rhode Island
tennis
Syncope, often called this, is a temporary impairment of blood flow, especially to the brain
fainting
Italian-born character actor Vincente Scognamiglio, who played Cher's dad in "Moonstruck"
Vincent Gardenia
Completes the line from W.E. Henley, "I am the master of my..."
fate
This nat'l park in the Painted Desert contains giant logs that are over 150 million years old
Petrified Forest