"T.P"
In the 1960s, Freedomland in the Bronx was built to rival Disneyland as a history-focused one of these
a Theme Park
Apple introduced its Macintosh computer
1984
This French term means to turn solid food into a paste or thick liquid, & you'll find a setting for it on many a blender
Purée
From Latin, it means "occurring before noon"
Misquoting Shakespeare, a wise proverb tells us, "All that" does this "is not gold"
Glitters
Kyle MacLachlan was the clean-cut FBI agent investigating a murder in the very strange title town of this series
Twin Peaks
Mark Zuckerberg launched what was then called TheFacebook
2004
It's the Canadian comfort food seen here
Poutine
You've probably seen this adjective meaning delayed past the proper time on a birthday card or 2
Belated
A jolly good guy, or a grad student who has been awarded for special study
Fellow
It calls itself "the most highly recommended bed in America"
Tempur-Pedic
The Continental Congress met for the first time
1774
It gets its name because its flavor resembles a combination of cinnamon, cloves & nutmeg
Allspice
This 6-letter word means to go back in fictional time & rewrite the past of a character or narrative for a new work
Retcon
One of these in economics refers to an unsustainable period in investments or property
a Bubble
This man had an "American Crisis" with George Washington in 1796, calling him "treacherous in private friendship"
Thomas Paine
In the case of Brown v. Board of Education, racial segregation in public schools was declared unconstitutional
1954
These greenish flower buds are dried, pickled & used as garnish or seasoning
Capers
This alliterative adjective applied to instant decisions came from stopwatches that had 2 separate fast-moving hands
Split-second
Poetic word for the day after today
morrow
It precedes "Memo" in the title of a political news website
Talking Points
Shakespeare turned 50 & the Globe Theatre reopened after it burned down a year earlier
1614
It's the technique of butterflying a whole bird before cooking: faster roasting, crispier skin
Spatchcocking
In 2004 Colin Powell called Fidel Castro one of these, a person or thing incongruously out of place in time
an Anachronism
No soaring weapon, it's a term for a Catholic prayer book
Missal