Seriel Killers
Word Origins
Its
Element-ary
19th Century America
One Hit Wonders
400

Nicknamed "Pogo the Clown" and the killer clown for his public performances as a clown before his 33 murder crimes

John Wayne Gacy

400

This other word for graduation ceremony from the latin "to begin"

Commencement

400

It's the first element on the periodic table; what a gas!

Hydrogen

400

The boardwalk in the U.S. was completed in 1870 in this beach town 

Atlantic City

400

"Take On Me" by this trio

A-Ha

800

Known as the Whitechapel murderer in England in the late 1800's involving the unsolved murders of 5 prostitutes 

Jack the Ripper

800

The conversation between two people from the greek words "across" & "speech"

dialogue

800

12 elements have names that begin with the letter C, but this one got "C" for a symbol

Carbon

800

An online, interactive map shows the "trail of" these taken by Native Americans in the 1830's

Tears

800

"Who Let the Dogs Out" by these guys named for their caribbean homeland

Baha Men

1600

He called his cult "The Family"

Charles Manson

1600

This slang term for the American dollar comes from the frontier deerskins used as units of commerce

Buck

1600

Discovered by American Scientists in 1949, berkelium is named for a city in this U.S. state

California

1600

He was the first U.S. President inaugurated in the 19th Century

Thomas Jefferson

1600

"Fight Song" by this New Yorker

Rachel Patten

1800

This series killer of 11 women in the 60's was eventually identified as Albert DeSalvo

Boston Strangler 

1800

A general agreement is this word from the latin for "to feel together"

Consensus

1800

An element from group 17 of the Periodic Table, or a type of light bulb containing one of those elements 

Halogen

1800

This 365 mile waterway opened on October 26, 1825

Erie Canal

1800

She performed at Woodstock and known for "Brand New Key" and recently passed away

Melanie

2000

Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing was inspired by this event

By the Government's Branch Davidian siege

2000

This often worn apparel is named after its place of origin, Genoa, Italy

Jeans

2000

This element is a small part  of bronze and chief component in pewter

Tin

2000

This term for a republican who supported the democrats in 1884 made its way into the Harry Potter universe 

Mugwump

2000

"I'm Gonna be (500 Miles)" by these Scottish twin Brothers

The Proclaimers

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