HISTORIC MONTHS
Julius Caesar is ceased;
the Boston Massacre riles New England
March
The archaeological site of Hisarlik is the purported site of this city, razed in a battle around 1200 B.C.
Troy
In 2021 the Catholic Church helped observe the 500th anniversary of its excommunication of this man
Martin Luther
3 brothers surnamed Nguyen inaugurated the Tay Son dynasty in this country
The surrounding mountain scape of this national park is reflected in the pointed dormers & peaked gable roof of the Old Faithful Inn
Yellowstone
The Cuban Missile Crisis is exactly that, but the Great Chicago Fire ain't so great at all
October
A trip to Istanbul wouldn't be complete without a visit to the "Grand" this, one of the largest covered markets in the world
Bazaar
For the Air Force's 75th anniv., a 2022 Super Bowl flyover had an A-10C Thunderbolt & an F-35 this, part of a thunderbolt
Lightning
La Scala opened with the premiere of "L'Europa riconosciuta" by this man; Mozart was not hooting from the audience
Salieri
For a real frontier adventure, the Kennicott Glacier Lodge in this state is inside a ghost town in the USA's largest national park
Alaska
The Bounty deals with mutiny;
"Our American Cousin" gets a horrific interruption
April
The Gallipoli Peninsula lies along the western side of this strait once known as the Hellespont
the Dardanelles
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For its 60th anniversary in 1996, Pat Conroy called this Civil War novel "'The Iliad' with a Southern accent"
Gone with the Wind
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Túpac Amaru II, a chief in the south of this country, led an Indian revolt against the Spanish; it didn't end well for him
Peru
The Paradise Inn on the slopes of this highest mountain of the Cascades is a prime example of the rustic style the National Park Service calls "Parkitecture"
Mt. Rainier
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Private George Elliott is told to disregard planes on radar, as U.S. planes were expected; South Carolina secedes
December
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Churches & houses carved out of rock from the Byzantine era can be found in Göreme in this region of Anatolia
Cappadocia
For the 400th anniversary of its journey, the U.S. Mint issued a gold coin with a Wampanoag family on one side & Pilgrims on the other
The Mayflower
Professor Adam Weishaupt founded a secret society called this, & conspiracy theorists have been grateful ever since
the Illuminati
The oldest hotel in Grand Canyon National Park, the El Tovar is modeled in part after one of these alpine structures made from timber
a chalet
The Berlin wall goes up to shut people in; "I Have a Dream" echoes out of D.C.across the world
August
Once ruled by the Hospitallers, Bodrum is also the ancient site of this city that once had a "Wonder"-ful Mausoleum
Halicarnassus
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In 2026, this institution looks over its 200 years, including the 1850 arrival of Obaysch the hippo with fans like Queen Victoria
the London Zoo
Across the pond, Scotsman Adam Smith published this tome on March 9, 1776
The Wealth of Nations
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Find lodging at Skyland at 3,680 ft., a stunning perch atop Skyline Drive in this national park about 2 hours from Washington, D.C.
Shenandoah