WHAT CENTURY?
Queen Elizabeth I of England dies & is succeed by her Scottish cousin James I
the 17th Century
The Loup & Elkhorn are tributaries of this Nebraska river whose name comes from the French for "flat"
the Platte
1960 was called "the year of" this continent where 17 countries declared independence
Africa
Its Theater of Dionysus dates back to the 6th century B.C. & once sat 17,000, about the size of the Hollywood Bowl
Athens
Home of the Red Raiders, this school in Lubbock opened in 1925 with 914 students
Texas Tech
Led by Caballero & Yegros, Paraguay declares independence
The 19th Century
Water evaporating in summer leaves mineral-rich pools in Spotted Lake in this westernmost Canadian province
British Columbia
In 1952 Turkey joined this military alliance named for a far-off body of water
NATO
In 2023 National Geographic asked, "As" this city "bows out, what will be the new capital of cannabis tourism?"
Amsterdam
Not surprisingly San Francisco has a museum devoted to these, designated a national historic landmark
cable cars
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The Medici family takes power in Florence under Cosimo the Elder
the 15th Century
The Desna River flows into the Dnieper River near this world capital
Kyiv
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[Warsaw]"Emancipation", a 2024 book, compares the end of American slavery with the freeing of these Russian peasants, also in the 1860s
the serfs
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Check out the roughly 525-foot-tall Capital Gate, called "the Leaning Tower of" this Persian Gulf city
Abu Dhabi
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In 2025 the Alaska legislature asked the federal govt. to retain "Denali" instead of reverting it to this ex-name
Mount McKinley
Denis Diderot & friends try to summarize knowledge in the Encyclopédie
In 2018 Dolce & Gabbana held the show of their Alta Moda made-to-measure line on this glam lake of northern Italy
Lago di Coma
In 1615 the Inquisition said the theories of this Polish astronomer, dead over 70 years, were heresy
Copernicus
This capital lies on the Anatolian Plateau, 3,000 above sea level
Ankara
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Historically,
George Meany,
John L. Lewis &
Cesar Chavez
labor leaders
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Genghis Khan unites the Mongol tribes & invades China
The 13th Century
This river runs past the largest French-speaking city in Africa & maybe even the world
the Congo
In 2011 the coffin of this man dead many years was removed from his crypt in Chile for an autopsy
Salvador Allende
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Khan Shatyr is a giant entertainment center in this city that took over capital duties for Almaty in 1997
Astana
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A Michigan college town, it's also known as Tree Town
Ann Arbor
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