KINGS OF ENGLAND NOT BORN IN ENGLAND
He was born in Falaise, Normandy circa 1028 & won a big battle on English soil 38 years later
William the Conqueror
By the power of thorium-232! that has a this of 14.05 billion years, you know, give or take
a half-life
His mustache became bushier over the years & was perhaps the most famous one in science
Einstein
"The drink of the gods"... sweet!
nectar (ambrosia)
October 25, 1929, Buffalo Evening News:
"Curious Throng" this street "as Crash Wipes Out Fortunes"
Wall Street
Feel free to ring in if you know that this object was featured on the first Forever stamps, issued in 2007
the Liberty Bell
Dunfermline, Scotland was his birthplace in 1600; a chopping block was his final destination in 1649
Charles I
In 1998, snowboarding entered the Olympic Games & Switzerland & Germany took gold in this event
half-pipe
He was the last president to sport a 'stache
Taft
"Origin", perhaps biblically
genesis
May 1915, The Taunton Courier:
This ship "torpedoed without warning... what will America do?"
the Lusitania
Batter up for this baseball legend featured on a 2024 stamp as a member of the Atlanta Braves
(Hank) Aaron
Born in Hanover, Germany in 1660, he was 54 when he took the English throne in 1714
George I
A traditional guideline for waist size, measured at the navel, is to keep it under half of this
your height
Two of the leaders of the Mexican Revolution were the mustachioed Pancho Villa & this Tiger of Morelos
Zapata
"First state of the universe", which was pretty much utter this
chaos
July 23, 1934, the Chicago Daily Tribune:
"Kill" this man "Here"--"2 women wounded as outlaw falls on Lincoln Ave."
Dillinger
A stamp celebrating the 50th anniversary of this observance went on sale in April 2020
Earth Day
Uncork a bottle of claret for King Richard II, born in this French wine region in 1367
Bordeaux
Solomon calls for a child to be cut in half in 1 this Bible book, but of course there's a wise method to the seeming madness
Kings
Perhaps it was his mustache that gave this superman philosopher his strength
Nietzsche
"Master craftsman"; some folks have designs on this job
architect
December 28, 1989, The Statesman Journal:
"Troops attack" this Central American leader "with rock music"
Noriega
This Pennsylvania-born man known for his graffiti art was honored in 2025 with Love stamps featuring his work
Keith Haring
Born in Rouen in 1442, the fourth king of this name was a prominent figure in the Wars of the Roses
Edward
50% of King George V, or a tie knot you finish by going up into the neck loop from under & down into the loop you created in front
half-Windsor
This mustachioed composer was best known for his opera "Pagliacci"
Leoncavallo
"Conversation", or "to speak alternately"
dialogue
1954, The Rutland Herald:
"U.S. airlifting paratroops from France to" this Colonial region
Indochina
A Forever stamp from 2022 honoring this author featured an illustration from his "The Giving Tree"
Silverstein