THAT'S SO 1990s
A 1991 Senate resolution decried this country's "illegal occupation of & brutal aggression against Kuwait"
Iraq
For a dry-cleaning process, Thomas Jennings is believed to have been the first Black American to be granted one of these, in 1821
a patent
London's transport museum offers a tour of Charing Cross then afternoon this at the Clermont with delicious scones
tea
The Great Sphinx of this city stands near the Great Pyramid
Giza
He represented Virginia in Congress from 1789 to 1797; as president from 1809 to 1817, he had what was called his war
James Madison
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The July 1997 "Cool Britannia" party, with rockers & designers as guests, was hosted by this new prime minister
Tony Blair
We salute Lou Conter, the last survivor of this battleship sunk in Pearl Harbor, who passed away in 2024 at 102
the Arizona
With some buildings about a century old, Pretoriuskop Rest Camp has hosted many on this kind of trip with a name from Swahili
safari
Give peace a chance at the Nobel Peace Center in this world capital
President Andrew Johnson had been a senator & a representative from this state
Tennessee
It was checkmate for Garry Kasparov, who lost to Deep Blue, made by this company; Garry, I can totally relate
IBM
In the 1890s at a gym in Springfield, Mass., James Naismith nailed 2 peach baskets to the rails of a balcony to create this game
basketball
Feeling thirsty? After a canal tour in this city, stop by the Heineken brewery, Europe's No. 1 brewer, for another tour & a beer.
Amsterdam
There's a lovely view of this capital on the Aare River
Bern
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Rep. Franklin Pierce was such a devoted supporter of Andrew Jackson, he got this nickname alluding to his age (29)
Young Hickory
Atlanta hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics & built the facility called this Olympic Park as part of the festivities
Centennial Olympic Park
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Yay, there's a vacancy at the 85-year-old Blue Swallow Motel on historic Route 66 in Tucumcari in this southwestern state
New Mexico
In Spain, rent a car & follow the path of scenes in this novel, including the Cave of Montesinos & the windmills of Consuegra
Don Quixote
Golda Meir & the dancer Nijinsky were both born in this city when it was still part of Russia
Kyiv
The last former U.S. representative to become president was this man who had represented Texas' 7th district
George H.W. Bush
This Texas city was in the news in 1993 for a raid on a nearby compound; in 2023 Donald Trump held his first campaign rally there
Waco
Woodrow Wilson won reelection in 1916 with this 6-word campaign slogan; a few months later, it was no longer true
"He kept us out of war."
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If you're vacationing in Rimini, Italy, it's a 50-minute ride on a shuttle bus into this country
San Marino
In ancient times this city in Yemen was a trading port for incense & spices
Aden
He was a rep. from New York before becoming veep & then became our 13th president with the sudden death of Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore