BALLOONS
The U.S. Balloon Corps was established during this war & observed enemy movements in support of the Army of the Potomac
Civil War
Ignoring this commander's experience 129 years earlier, in the winter of 1941, the Germans attacked Moscow
Napoleon
Adjective for the chance of being struck by a meteor
Remote
The world day for this long-necked animal is June 21, the longest day of the year
giraffe
"The Mile High City"
Denver
At first, the giant balloons in this 90+year-old parade were set afloat & whoever found them, days later, won a prize
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
In 1968 Bernard Montgomery said the U.S. had broken the second rule of war:
"Don't go fighting with your land army" on this continent
Asia
It's time to be quiet & do this & not be so verbose
Observe
These muscular wrinkly-faced pups are officially celebrated April 2
bulldog
"The Big Peach"
Atlanta
This high-flying 2009 film took home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film
Up
The Soviet Union invaded this "graveyard of empires" in 1979 & suffered 50,000 casualties before withdrawing in 1989
Afghanistan
I will not shed this for the beast we just killed--after all, he was a predator
teardrop
This -hog can come out of the shadow of the groundhog; February 2 honors both animals
hedgehog
"Crabtown"
Annapolis
In 1783 the Montgolfier brothers sent a sheep, a duck & this barnyard fowl over the Palace of Versailles
A rooster
WWI leaders didn't learn from the terrible effect of these weapons, like the Maxim, in the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War
machine-guns
Who'd have imagined I'd catch one of these at the seaside?
disease
April 6 is the perfect day to celebrate this asian cat breed
siamese
"The Almond Capital of the World"
Sacramento
An L.A. government agency says mylar helium balloons that fly free cause around 200 of these in the city every year
power outages
In World War I Italy attacked this northeast neighbor in 12--yes, 12--battles of the Isonzo River & got whupped repeatedly
Austria
You consider me this adjective, I presume
supreme
The world day for these birds, whether emperor or gentoo, is April 25
penguin
"The Cradle of the Confederacy" & "The Birthplace of Civil Rights"
Montgomery, Alabama