AMERICAN HISTORY
In 2005 80% of New Orleans was flooded by this cataclysm
Hurricane Katrina
The perfect foil for corned beef or pastrami at a Jewish deli is this bread traditionally made with caraway seeds
rye bread
The ancient town of Craco in this country's boot was abandoned after a 1980 earthquake
Italy
I seem to recall the old house having this room to store food over the winter
a cellar (from recall)
37 degrees is normal human body temperature on this scale
37 IS HEAVEN
First lady Helen Taft arranged the planting of hundreds of these trees along the Potomac River in Washington
(Japanese) cherry trees
This long thin loaf of French bread has cleverly been called a French stick, though its name actually means "little rod"
a baguette
Home to one of Japan's major mines for this fuel, Battleship Island was abandoned in the 1970s when the supply petered out
coal
This closed figure is integral to a branch of math
triangle (from integral)
Casey Stengel played for the Dodgers & Giants but had his number 37 retired by these other 2 New York teams he managed
the Yankees & the Mets
In the 1930s the AFL expelled members of this group from its ranks; in 1955 the 2 organizations reunited
the CIO
Gold miners in the Klondike got this nickname, after a bread they made
sourdough
The Exclusion Zone created after this 1986 event covers some 1,600 square miles, & you should still keep out
Chernobyl
It's how the ladies got across the lake to the island
sailed (from ladies)
This Texan was the USA's 37th vice president (& 36th president)
LBJ
In 1951 Matthew Ridgway replaced this general as Allied Commander in the Far East
MacArthur
Why do hamburger buns commonly feature these seeds, aka benne? No one seems to know
sesame seeds
Once a glamorous resort, Varosha on this island has been off-limits since 1974 fighting between Greeks & Turks
Cyprus
In the southwest, a Native American abode was commonly made of this
adobe (from abode)
The character of Rick Blaine in this classic movie is 37 years old
Casablanca
During the winter of 1777-78 at Valley Forge, a tired and disorganized Continental Army was drilled into shape by this German Baron
(von) Steuben
Italian breads include focaccia & this one whose name means "slipper"
ciabatta
A station for hunting these at Grytviken on South Georgia has been abandoned for decades, & that's fine with us
whales
It was quite an ordeal getting to this Texas city
Laredo (from ordeal)
According to legend, on his journey of conquest in 218 B.C. this man brought 37 elephants with him
Hannibal