Like a prayer
At the height of the Western Schism, there were this many Popes in circulation
Karl Marx
This term was used to describe the storms that saved Japan from the massive Mongol naval invasions of 1274 and 1281, the latter of which had so many ships that only D-Day surpasses it.
In JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings universe, this elf was responsible for the creation of most of the rings of power
Celebrimbor
You are not just any dog
Cry every time
You are not just any dog
Cry every time
You never get a girl, you're not my friend.
Hound dog
This is a point of difference between the process of prayer of Catholics and most Protestants, especially Restorationist Christians
Sign of the cross
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus is often compared to this US President, as both men, after serving their term in positions of ultimate power, gave it up to go back to their farms.
George Washington
In the summer of 1874, the American Midwest experienced a torrential downpour of this, causing mass migrations and crop loss.
Locusts
In fearful day, in raging night,
With strong hearts full, our souls ignite.
When all seems lost in the War of Light,
Look to the stars, for hope burns bright!
The Blue Lantern Corps
William Denim is not my favorite
She is just a girl who claims to be me
But that boy is not my son
He said that I am the same, but the child is not my son
Billie Jean
This text is the longest epic poem ever, and is an important source of wisdom for Hinduism.
Mahabharata
Ferdinand Magellan, along with a small group of his men, was killed in 1521 in the Philippines after angrily confronting 1,000+ natives. This death of this famous English explorer in 1779 mirrors this situation, except in Hawaii.
James Cook
This meteorological event in 1935 was the ultimate inspiration for Woody Guthrie's song "So Long, It's Been Good to Know You" as well as later becoming a colloquial name for the area it struck
Massive dust storm (the Dust Bowl); Black Sunday
This ring, one of Voldemort's horcruxes, was adorned with a black stone and a peculiar insignia.
Marvolo Gaunt's Ring
I like long handles, I'm not lying
Your other brothers cannot deny it
When a girl comes in nicely
Round things are scattered on your face
Baby Got Back
In Buddhism, this term refers to the cycle of rebirth and suffering, determined by Karma
Samsara
In 1170, Thomas Becket, the Catholic Primate of England, was killed on the orders of his former friend Henry II, mirroring King Boleslaw the Bold's execution of this Polish Catholic Primate in 1079.
Stanislaw Szczepanowski
In The Merchant of Venice, Launcelot makes reference to this meteorological event, which caused the deaths of so many English soldiers during the Hundred Years' War and that it brought peace in the aftermath.
Black Monday (a hailstorm killing 1,000+ English soldiers and horses)
This astronomer is considered the first to observe the famous rings of Saturn, though he was initially unsure of what they truly were.
Galileo Galilei
Somewhere on the rainbow
Blue sky
And the dream you dare to dream has come true
If young children have fun flying
Behind the rainbow
Why, oh why, I can't?
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
In Islam, prayer is performed 5 times each day as part of the 'Salah' (the second of the five pillars of the Islamic faith), facing towards this particular object/place
The Kaaba/Ka'bah in Mecca
Jane Stanford bequeathed her jewelry to restore Stanford University's library in 1893, mirroring Queen Jadwiga's bequest of her jewelry to restore this University.
Krakow University
This event in 1815 caused snow in June in North America, devastating crops and leading to starvation, food riots, and an increase in typhus. Elsewhere, China was forced to abandon rice crops in favour of poppy, ultimately contributing to the opium trade.
Volcanic eruption (of Mt. Tambora in Indonesia)
Thoughtography, or projecting mental images into minds and surfaces
And you can have it all
My empire
I will let you go
I want to hurt you.
Hurt