Celebrations
November 3 is the National Day to celebrate this, be it tuna fish or peanut butter and jelly
What is a Sandwich?
It wasn't until 1954, the year after it was first scaled, that a survey set it at 29,028 feet
What is Mount Everest?
From latin for "Put an end to", these reformers like William Lloyd Garrison wanted to put and end to slavery
What are Abolitionists?
People with a hidden agenda ofter have this "to grind"
What is an Ax?
Confederate heroes day is celebrated Jan. 19, the birthday of this general
Who is Robert Lee?
It's a doctor who specialty is operating on the brain and spinal cord
What is a neurosurgeon?
Small ships can travel from this river's mouth 2,300 miles upstream to Iquitos, Peru
What is the Amazon?
On July 2, 1932 FDR said, "I pledge myself to" one of these "for the American people"
What is New Deal
Its basic meaning is "to move from one place to another".
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Appropriately, national stress awareness day is observed on this date, one day after Tax Day
What is April 16?
In boxing, it's the weight class between lightweight and middleweight?
What is welterweight?
It's 8 stories high cylindrical in shape and about 14 feet off the perpendicular
What is the leaning tower of Pisa?
Thoroughly restored for its 100th birthday in 1986, its torch was relit on July 3 that year
one that formerly held a specified position or place. especially : a former spouse or former partner in an intimate relationship.
What is EX
Dictionary Day, Oct. 16, celebrates the birthday of this of this american lexicographer; look it up!
Who is Noah Webster?
How Jim Lange used to refer to a female contestant on TV's "The Dating Game"
The Bachelorette?
Anything but boring are the northern lights, also know by latin name
Aurora Borealis?
In 10 minutes, a May 31, 1889 flood destroyed this Pennsylvania town and killed over 2,200 people
What is Johnstown?
Physically in contact with and supported by a surface.
On
This date on which WWII ended in Europe in 1945 is a legal holiday in France
What is May 8?
From the Latin for "To Walk", it's another term for Baby Buggy, especially in Britain.
Perambulator?
This natural wonder extends 1,250 miles off the northeaster coast of Australia
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
In September 1847 this general led the American troops that captured Mexico City
Who is Winfield Scott?
Expressing motion in the direction of (a particular location.
To