USA
Running from April 1860 to October 1861, it lost the mail only once
Pony Express
During the 10th & 11th centuries, the king of France ruled only a narrow strip of land around this city
Paris
In a 1200-page report the Surgeon General linked doing this to heart & lung disease & cancer
smoking
Pakistan was established as a haven for members of this religion
Islam
A stockade across Lower Manhattan built to protect the colony gave its name to this street
Wall Street
A new Orleans park near Basin Street is named for this late trumpeter
Louis Armstrong
They were trade organizations that fixed wages & set quality standards
guilds
Pope John Paul II visited this country in June, the first visit of a pope to a Communist country
Poland
On February 17, 1966 Pope Paul VI reduced the Lenten Fast to these 2 days
Good Friday & Ash Wednesday
Ponce de Leon explored much of Florida while looking for this
the Fountain of Youth
Among official state nicknames there isn't a “later” state, but there is a “Sooner” state, this one
Oklahoma
This king of England lost territories, was excommunicated & was forced to accept the Magna Carta
King John
A 31-year state of war between these 2 nations ended in March with a treaty signed in the U.S.
Israel & Egypt
The Augsburg Confession of 1530 sets forth the basic tenets of this denomination
Lutheranism
The Manhasset, Shinnecock, Patchogue & Montauk Indians all lived on this island
Long Island
Now known as this, in the 17th century this island was owned by a man named Isaac Bedloe
Liberty
In the 13th C. the Franciscan friars wore gray, while the Friars founded by this saint wore black
Saint Dominic
In January the Pol Pot regime was overthrown as this Cambodian city fell to rebels
Phnom Penh
Surprisingly, this Jewish holiday falls on the 1st of Tishri, which the Bible calls the 7th mo.
the Jewish New Year (or Rosh Hashanah)
This Russian capital of Alaska was originally called New Archangel
Sitka
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Thomas McKean of Delaware was the last to sign this & may have done it as late as 1781
Pope Stephen II gave him the title patrician, but most people know Pepin III by this nickname
Pepin the Short
A jury awarded $10.5 million to the estate of this late employee of a Kerr-McGee plutonium plant
(Karen) Silkwood
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The term "puritan" first described a faction within this church
Named for landowner Abraham Martin, the Plains of Abraham were the site of this war's key battle
the French & Indian War