PROJECT RUNAWAY
Nevada named its capital for this frontiersman who, at 16, ran away with traders who were bound for Santa Fe
Who was Kit Carson?
2-word term for the demographic surge in the U.S. from 1946 to 1964
What is the baby boom?
Early settlers of this northeast state capital lived in Charlestown before moving to the Shawmut Peninsula
What is Boston?
The 1934 Indian Reorganization Act was passed after the Blackfoot sent a letter about injustices to this president
Who was FDR?
He ran away to England to do more printing before going back to Philadelphia to start his own business in 1726
Who was Ben Franklin?
Systematic stress technique used on American prisoners during the Korean War
What is brainwashing?
Rama I built Wat Phra Keo, the first temple in this capital, in 1785
What is Bangkok?
21 Bible books are this type of letter intended for many people
What are epistles?
This No. 1 airport car rental brand is named for a man who ran away & started the Yellow Cab company
What is Hertz?
Used as fodder, mangold is a type of this purplish root vegetable
What are beets?
In 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gray Davis vied to wield power from this state capital
What is Sacramento?
He was upset to get a letter from Alfred Wallace about evolution theory, as he'd neglected to publish his own
Who was Darwin?
This runaway was coached by Pop Warner & excelled in baseball & football as well as the decathlon
Who was Jim Thorpe?
Drugs called these blockers diminish reaction to adrenaline, keeping things mellow & reducing cardiac problems
What are beta blockers?
At the 50th anniv. of the Baltic Pact, 1 million people formed a human chain from Tallinn to this Lithuanian capital
What is Vilnius
Letters of marque give private citizens the right to be corsairs, seizing the merchant these of another nation
What are ships?
It was more romance than horror when, in 1814, she ran away with a married poet & became a novelist
Who was Mary Shelley?
Field where Richard III fell
What is Bosworth?
Don't mess with Liberty, which you'll find in this state's capital, The Lone Star state
What is Austin?
Anne Bancroft has a letter-writing friendship with London bookstore employee Anthony Hopkins in this book-turned-film
What is 84 Charing Cross Road