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1776 AD
United States of America declares independence from the British Empire
When jump-starting a car, this color of cable is connected to the positive nodes of both batteries
Red
To impede, or a laundry receptacle
Hamper
This root veggie was first domesticated in Asia around the 10th c.; in the 17th c., Dutch painters popularized the orange variety
Carrot
Brainpan
Skull
1969 AD
Norman Vincent Peale's book "The Power of" this came out in 1952, but this action is still recommended as a stress reliever
Positive thinking
You can do this with a fugitive in a place of refuge, perhaps in a watery area with the same name
Harbor
This Chinese-American fast food restaurant says it served over 100 million pounds of orange chicken in 2021
Panda Express
The trachea
Windpipe
2780 BCE
Construction of the first pyramid in Egypt
This basic subatomic particle is positively charged & the chief constituent of primary cosmic rays
Proton
It's an animal; it's a northeastern city; it's a verb meaning to bully
Buffalo
The color international orange can be seen on the Tokyo Tower & this California bridge completed in 1937
The Golden Gate Bridge
The laryngeal prominence
Adam's Apple
1453 AD
Fall of the Byzantine Empire at the hands of the Ottomans
The sum of these 2 positive integers is a 2-digit number, but when the 2 are multiplied, the product is a single digit. Both must be provided.
1 and 9
Happening now, or the movement of the tide
Current
Originally a novel written by Anthony Burgess in 1962, this satirical black comedy gained further mainstream recognition after Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation in 1971
A Clockwork Orange
The coccyx
Tailbone
1215 AD
The Magna Carta is issued and signed
The first column on the periodic table known for its propensity to form positive ions and it's violently reactive nature, goes by this name, and contains Rubidium and Francium.
Alkali (Alkaline) Metals
To abstain or elect not to do something, like if I were to not mention it's another word for a song's chorus
Refrain
A shade of orange bears the name of this Ivy League university where "The Orange & The Black" is a traditional song
Princeton
Hallux
Big Toe