EUROPEAN HISTORY
In 2016 the vote on this 6-letter choice was over 50% "Leave" in England & Wales, over 55% "Remain" in Scotland & Northern Ireland
Brexit
Papal realm that's a nickname for Philadelphia
Vatican City of Brotherly Love
Red pandas are primarily found in the eastern part of these mountains
The Himalayas
The thing about this emperor fiddling while Rome burned in 64--untrue; it would have been a lyre & he wasn't even in Rome at the time
Nero
1967:
The Beatles officially release this landmark album
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Taking office in 1534, Paul III was the first pope of this movement that pushed back on Protestantism
the Counter-Reformation
Span that links Marin County to San Francisco while also leading to the doge's palace
the Golden Gate Bridge of sighs
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The candy known as Red Hots gets its heat due to a liberal amount of this flavoring
cinnamon
Played with a bow, the crwth is a lyre with a name borrowed from this language
Welsh
1533:
No. 2 in a series, she's crowned Queen of England, briefly
Anne Boleyn
This 15th century Portuguese prince became "the Navigator" despite not going on any of the expeditions he sponsored
Henry (the Navigator)
Florida city connected to the mainland by the Overseas Highway that's home to the London Theatre District
Key West End
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Because the Red Cross' emblem reminded Ottoman soldiers of crusaders, that org. adopted this other emblem
the Red Crescent
Special delivery! This Greek god gifted a lyre (his invention) to Apollo
Hermes
1792:
This 15th state splits from Virginia & joins the Union
Kentucky
This "Hero of Two Worlds" successfully fought for the unification of Italy backed by his volunteer army of about 1,000 men
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Waterway that links the Pacific to the Arctic Ocean while separating Sicily from Italy
Bering Strait of Messina
He began organizing the Red Army in 1918 but lost his post as People's Commissar for War in 1925
Trotsky
The Sumerian Queen had a huge lyre which was found in this ancient 2-letter city
Ur
1796:
After splitting from North Carolina, this 16th state joins the Union
Tennessee
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Timisoara in the West was the focal point of protests that brought down this country's communist leadership in 1989
Romania
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Suburb of Chicago with many Frank Lloyd Wright homes that's one of the most valuable properties in Monopoly
Oak Park Place
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This chief of the Ogala Lakota was the namesake of a war that opposed development of the Bozeman Trail
Red Cloud
Rainer Maria Rilke gained acclaim with his "Sonnets to" this legendary hero whom Rilke called a "god with the lyre"
Orpheus
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1916:
The Senate confirms the appointment of this man, the first Jew on the Supreme Court
Brandeis