Victorian Apothecary
In the 19th century, this drug was available over the counter in tonics, powders, wines, and soft drinks and was said to treat a variety of medical concerns, including addiction, depression, anxiety, fatigue, and headaches.
Cocaine
This is the name of an airline and a covid variant
delta
The 1st theatrical performance in America was a Spanish comedy produced in 1598 beside this river near El Paso
Rio Grande
This 6-letter word denotes a riot or turmoil
Tumult
This first lady is the second first lady to be both a wife and mother to a president.
Barbara Bush
One theory says the first pope, St. Peter, had nerve damage that led to the traditional gesture of this with 2 fingers curled in
A blessing
Although it means “beautiful lady” in Italian, there is nothing lovely about overdosing on this plant, which was prescribed in the 19th century for colic, but can cause severe coma or death when taken in too large quantities.
Belladonna
The 11th district in Ohio is having a democratic primary today, between the progressive Nina Turner and this woman backed by the CBC
Shontel Brown
In 1541 this Spanish explorer headed west across the Mississippi River into what's now Arkansas
de Soto
It's a golf do-over after a lousy shot
Mulligan
This first lady encouraged her husband to “remember the ladies” when he was helping Thomas Jefferson compose the Declaration of Independence.
Abigail Adams
Alexander III convoked 1179's Third Lateran Council, which gave this "College" the task of electing a new pope
The college of Cardinals
Naturally present in the groundwater of many countries, this toxic mineral was prescribed in the 19th century to treat anemia.
Arsenic
This person beat the owner of the Washington Post to space
Richard Branson
While in California in 1579, this circumnavigator held the first Protestant religious service in the New World
Sir Francis Drake
It's a protective covering to enrich soil; hardwood chips or grass clippings are organic types
Mulch
This first lady won an Emmy for her television tour of the White House.
Jacki Kennedy
In 993 John XV was the first pope to take this step, honoring Bishop Ulrich of Augsburg, dead just 20 years
Bestowing Sainthood
Used today as a solvent, this colorless chemical compound can harm the eyes, skin, liver, kidneys and nervous system, but was used in the 19th century to treat hiccups.
Chloroform
Andrew Cuomo
In 1513 he led an expedition from Puerto Rico & found what he thought was an island, which he named "La Florida"
Ponce de Leon
A great number; the Bible says love covers a this "of sins"
Mulch
This first lady was an adherent of spiritualism, held seances in the White House, and was attacked in the press for making elaborate purchases during wartime.
Mary Todd Lincoln
Pope Francis is the first pontiff to have been a member of this religious order that pope Clement XIV abolished in 1773
Jesuits
This white, odorless powder should be strictly forbidden as even a small dose can cause severe seizures; however, in the 19th century it was prescribed for constipation.
Strychnine
This company had to postpone it's new space capsule test yet again, after an error with a valve in the rocket
Boeing
Hundreds of years before the Marines got there, this South Carolina island was settled by French Huguenots in 1562
Parris Island
To openly proclaim a new doctrine or law
Promulgate
Hello …..! This first lady was the first American to send a telegraph message, to her friend in Baltimore.
Dolly Madison
Pius XI revived the custom of giving this blessing whose Latin name means "to the city and to the world"
Urbi et Orbi