HIT THE BEACHEs
In 1935 a race car went 277 MPH on this Florida beach; now there's an international speedway in town
Daytona
September 1, 1939:
German troops invade this country
Poland
This monarch who loses her tarts is a danger to Alice & others during her adventures in Wonderland
Queen of Hearts
This 3-letter memorandum of debt is a strong but not legally binding promise to pay
iou
Lucy Whitmore in "50 First Dates"; Sheila Hammond on "Santa Clarita Diet"
Drew Barrymore
The British 50th Infantry Division landed 25,000 men on Gold Beach on this day in 1944
d day june 6
June 4, 1940:
The last of more than 300,000 Allied troops are evacuated from this port
In "Henry VIII" Shakespeare has this Spanish-born queen die when Elizabeth is born; in fact, it was 3 years later
Catherine of aragon
In 2007 Forbes reported that this TV personality was "America's sole black female billionaire"
oprah
Inigo Montoya in "The Princess Bride"; Saul Berenson on "Homeland
Mandy patinkin
Edisto Beach, S.C. says no lights on the beach after dusk in summer to protect these sea turtles named for their big "heads"
loggerheads
December 17, 1940:
FDR proposes this alliterative policy to help future U.S. allies pay for war materials
Lend Lease
In the third of Anne Rice's "Vampire Chronicles", we meet Akasha, who has this title title
After a $26 billion merger in 2016, this business website might keep nagging Microsoft to update its resume
Chief Rash in "Drowning Mona"; Frank on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
Danny Devito
This California beach town & surfing mecca is named for 19th century railroad magnate Henry
Huntington
April 18, 1942:
Jimmy Doolittle & his raiders bomb this capital
Tokyo
Dido, the queen of Carthage, is tragically tossed aside by her lover in this post-Troy epic
the aenid
A passage from the book of Hosea was the inspiration Israel's first Minister of Transportation had for naming this airline
el al
Wanda in "A Fish Called Wanda"; Cathy on "Scream Queens"
Jamie Lee Curtis
t's the activity of gathering quahogs & longnecks, maybe on the beaches of Martha's Vineyard
clamming
June 21, 1945:
The long, bloody U.S. campaign for this Japanese island in the Ryukyus ends
OKinawa
Queen Bramimonde is a Spanish Saracen queen who questions her faith in this "Song" of France
Song of Roland
Corn is traded at this sort of exchange as well as, of course, frozen concentrated orange juice
commodity
Henry Hill in "Goodfellas"; Matt Wozniak on "Shades of Blue"
Ray Liotta