HISTORIC NY TIMES HEADLINES
MEDIEVAL TIMES
FORMER WORLD CAPITALS
FORCES OF NATURE
"CITY" CITIES
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Jan.21, 1981: "52 hostages fly to freedom, ending long ordeal in" this country
Iran
100
Ships arriving at the port of Genoa in 1347 carried 2 things to Western Europe: Crimean grain & this illness
bubonic plague
100
This city in Egypt was founded in 332 B.C. by the guy it's named for; Arab forces de-capitalized it 1,000 years later
Alexandria
100
This 2005 hurricane caused the most property damage in U.S. history, with losses of more than $100 billion
Katrina
100
It's frequently referred to as the "Las Vegas of the East"
Atlantic City
200
Dec. 26, 1991: This man, "last Soviet leader, resigns; U.S. recognizes republics' independence"
Gorbachev
200
In the 12th century, refinement of the flying buttress enabled the high-ceilinged churches of this emerging architectural style
Gothic
200
In 1596 King Sigismund III Vasa wandered to Warsaw, moving the capital from this city
Krakow
200
In 2025 a tropical disturbance in the Philippine Sea became this type of storm named Ragasa, equivalent to a category 5 hurricane
a (super) typhoon
200
Who wants barbecue? We hear Arthur Bryant's, Q39 & L.C.'s have some of the best this city has to offer
Kansas City
300
Dec. 6, 1933: Repeal of this "is ratified at 5:32 P.M. ... New York celebrates with quiet restraint"
Prohibition
300
Per one historian, this activity over time "became less about knocking your opponent off his horse & more of a points-based sport"
jousting
300
Beijing got its name meaning "northern capital" when the imperial seat moved north from this city, "southern capital"
Nanjing
300
This 1883 event had the force of a 200-megaton bomb & cooled Earth's temperature by about a degree for months
the eruption of Krakatoa
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300
It's the state capital named for the famous frontier scout seen here
Carson City
400
May 6, 1961: "U.S. hurls man 115 miles into space"; he "works controls in capsule, reports by radio in 15-minute flight"
Alan Sheppard
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400
This document was sealed by King John "in the meadow called Ronimed... on the 15th day of June in the 17th year of our reign"
the Magna Carta
400
Today, it's the capital of West Bengal, but from 1772 to 1911, it was the capital of British India
Kolkata
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400
After a 7.0 quake in 2010, the government of this Caribbean nation estimated the number of deaths at more than 300,000
Haiti
400
This Bay Area California city was named for the large trees that were cleared out to build houses in San Francisco.
Redwood City
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500
Jan. 22, 1950: This man "guilty on both perjury counts; betrayal of U.S. secrets is affirmed... Chambers story upheld"
Alger Hiss
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500
This body armor worn by knights was made from hundreds of interlocking rings; rolling it in sand & vinegar got rid of the rust
chain mail
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500
Later known for its airfield used by the U.S., this Afghan town was the summer capital of the Kushan Dynasty
Bagram
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500
In 1889, thousands lost their lives in this Pennsylvania town after heavy rains took out a poorly built dam; the rushing wall of water hit 40 miles per hour
Johnstown
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500
Noted for its white sand beaches, this popular spring break destination is not in Central America, but it is the largest city between Pensacola & Tallahassee
Panama City