Early 21st Century
Discovered in 1930, it was officially downgraded to a "dwarf" in 2006.
Pluto
This is the only U.S. State whose coastline touches a body of water officially called a sea.
Alaska
In Gone with the Wind, Rhett Butler says that this city, named for a monarch, "is the South, only intensified."
Charleston
"The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots" was written by this author in 1914, but was first published in 2016.
Beatrix Potter
Allegedly, it's reported that on this date, King George III wrote in his diary, "Nothing of importance happened today."
July 4, 1776
In 1971, she was honored by Pope Paul VI with the first Pope John XXIII Peace Prize.
Mother Teresa
An old name for this Olympic sporting event is "The Quinquertium."
Philadelphia, PA & Whittier, CA share this two-word nickname.
Quaker City
This 1974 bestseller was originally subtitled "A Novel of a Girl with a Frightening Power." Mr. King was real creative with that subtitle.
Carrie (by Stephen King)
The name of this type of structure comes from the unit of length of an ancient foot race -- 606 feet.
Stadium