Before & After
Cabinet department established in 2002 that becomes a bedding item carried by a kid for reassurance.
Department of Homeland Security Blanket
Seems counterintuitive but the Earth is farthest from the sun during this month.
July
George & Lennie have dreams of living off the fat of the land in this Steinbeck tale.
Of Mice and Men
DAILY DOUBLE:
On March 12, 1933 FDR warmed America with the first of these informal radio addresses
A Fireside Chat
In 2017 New Jersey eliminated the cash type of this for most defendants
Bail
Original Hawaii Five-O actor who is Tolkien's follow up to The Hobbit
Jack Lord of The Rings
This contagious viral children's disease characterized by spots is sometimes called morbilli.
Measles
In Les Miserables he's imprisoned for 19 years after stealing a loaf of bread.
(Jean) Valjean
In 1797 most of Congress counted themselves as part of this party but by 1827 it was dead
This Microsoft program was originally called Presenter
Powerpoint
The group assigned to protect the president proceeds through this door meant for delivery people & other help.
Secret Service Entrance
It's the largest blood vessel in the body.
The Aorta
Upton Sinclair refers to the Chicago stockyards as Packingtown in this 1906 novel
The Jungle
Leaked to the press in 1971 the Pentagon Papers detailed America's involvement in this conflict
The Vietnam War
Begun as an alternative to SMS messaging & now part of Facebook it helps a billion people keep in touch
WhatsApp (Or Messenger)
The oldest pro baseball association merges with Woodrow Wilson's pet project.
The National League of Nations
Iron is Fe, not Ir which belongs to this metallic element impervious to almost all acids.
Iridium
DAILY DOUBLE:
This character says I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye
(Holden) Caufield
Oklahoma City
It was Ford's second big seller starting with the 1928 model year
The Model A
Woody Guthrie's American anthem salutes a Minnesota butter & cheese supplier.
This Land Is Your Land O' Lakes
Of DNA's 8 bases this one was first discovered in animal dung hence its name.
Guanine
Elizabeth Strout won a 2009 Pulitzer Prize for her book of stories set in coastal Maine about this title woman.
Olive Kitteridge
In October of this year a month after reaching an all-time high of 381 the stock market came crashing down
1929
The Catholic revival that began in the mid-1500s is also called the Counter- this
The Counter-Reformation