A DATE IN HISTORY
After this couple's first date in 1894, she went home to Poland while he wrote her letters about his "dream for science"
Marie Curie & Pierre Curie
Arriving at New York City Nov. 4, 1825, the Seneca Chief became the first boat to travel the length of this canal
the Erie Canal
To confuse & thwart infiltrators, blind alleys with dead ends & zigzag patterns were used as part of constructing these
trenches
Norway &
Mongolia
Russia
Margaret Thatcher, & I was actually quite chuffed when a Moscow newspaper gave me this nickname
Iron Lady
In Tarsus in 41 B.C. Cleopatra wooed this beefy Roman by arriving to a date dressed as Venus
Marc Antony
Scotland's Caledonian Canal runs through lakes, including this largest by volume in Britain that's also otherwise famous
Loch Ness
British soldiers during the war were called Tommies & U.S. soldiers were called by this "flour"-y name
Doughboys
Luxembourg &
Andorra
France
Jehanne la Pucelle, or Joan of Arc, but I'm quite fond of the moniker "Maid of" this lovely city on the Loire
Orleans
In the summer of 1989, this not-yet-famous couple went on a movie date in Chicago & saw a Spike Lee film
the Obamas
Although very short at 748 feet, this city's picturesque Winter Canal is crossed by three bridges, including the Hermitage Bridge
St. Petersburg
In 1915, British troops landed at Cape Helles near Gallipoli to try to seize this strait whose old name may be an easier get
the Hellespont (the Dardanelles)
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Kenya &
Eritrea
Ethiopia
William of Orange; I was the leader of the Dutch revolt against the Hapsburgs, also known by this quiet nickname
William the Silent (Taciturn)
A tale of a medieval hookup: this pair met in Paris around 1115, had a son, but lived on separated as monk & nun
Abelard & Héloïse
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This Asian capital has been called the "Venice of the East", though most of the smaller khlongs or canals have been filled in
Bangkok
Allied troops from this Western Hemisphere country stormed Vimy Ridge in 1917; they took it at a cost of nearly 4,000 men
Canada
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Ecuador &
Bolivia
Peru
"Uncle Sam"; you may be familiar with a historic WWI recruiting poster in which these 3 words implored Americans to join up
I Want You
On one of this duo's early dates in 1930, he crashed on her couch & in the morning, the Dallas police arrested him
Bonnie & Clyde
This Asian capital has been called the "Venice of the East", though most of the smaller khlongs or canals have been filled in
Bangkok
To halt a German advance during 1914's First Battle of the Marne, 600 of these transports brought 3,000 French troops to the front
Taxicabs
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Guatemala &
Nicaragua
Honduras
Benjamin Siegel--I'm a gangster & friends gave me this nickname; enemies who use it are cruising for a bruising
Bugsy
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