1776
This British historian published in February, 1776, the first volume of his epic work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Who is Edward Gibbon?
What is Mom and Dad?
This baseball team last won the World Series in 1948, when they beat the Boston Braves.
What are the Cleveland Indians?
The term commonly used to describe software malfunctions actually dates back to the 19th century before computers existed.
What is a "bug"?
He always felt his brother Mycroft was smarter than him, but too lazy for the physical work needed to be a detective.
Who was Sherlock Holmes?
One of the most famous ballet companies in the world was founded in Moscow in March, 1776.
What is the Bolshoi Ballet?
It's commonly the time when the sun is at its highest point in the sky.
What is noon?
An indoor athletic facility at this local university sits on the same spot as the original home of the Boston Red Sox when they debuted in the American League in 1901.
What is Northeastern University?
In 2003, Yang Liwei became China's first taikonaut to accomplish this feat.
What is manned space flight?
Publisher Edward Stratemeyer created this detective in 1930 to serve as a female counterpart to the Hardy Boys.
Who was Nancy Drew?
On September 22, this Revolutionary War patriot learned first hand that he has "only one life to lose for his country."
Who is Nathan Hale?
It could be the official palindrome for NASCAR.
What is racecar?
He won his first 122 games in a Boston Braves uniform, on his way to becoming the left-hand pitcher with the most career victories in the history of baseball.
Who is Warren Spahn?
The painkiller, acetylsalicylic acid, is better known by this brand name, which was first introduced at the end of the 19th century by the German pharmaceutical company that invented it.
What is aspirin?
Issac Hayes won an Oscar for the theme of this 1971 movie about a black detective, inspired by a 1970 novel of the same name.
What is Shaft?
This "culinary" British sea captain and explorer began his third and final voyage on July 12, 1776 in search of the Northwest Passage.
Who is Captain James Cook?
As an adjective, it could describe the mayor of a small town. As a noun, it could be the name of the car he or she drives.
What is civic?
He hit his last home run in Fenway Park on July 31, 1983. It would take 36 years for his grandson to duplicate the same feat.
Who is Carl Yastrzemski?
It's the only letter not used in the Periodic Table of Elements.
What is the letter "J?"
Humphrey Bogart, Robert Mitchum and Elliot Gould are among the actors who have played this famous hard-boiled detective on film.
Who is Philip Marlowe?
On Christmas Day, 1776, George Washington's army crosses this body of water to surprise the Hessian forces in Trenton.
What is the Delaware River?
It can describe both a lawn sprinkler and a shoulder muscle.
What is rotator?
He's the only Red Sox player to ever hit a grand slam on his first pitch as a major leaguer.
Who is Daniel Nava?
The relatively low boiling point of these two metals allowed the Bronze Age to flourish for 2,000 years until humans figured out how to create tools and weapons from iron.
What is tin and copper?
Who is Encyclopedia Brown?