French Revolution facts
"Let them eat cake" was a phrase mistakenly attributed to this French Revolution figure
President Reagan signed the law that made this day an annual federal holiday
Martin Luther King's Birthday
The last person to die in this play is Brutus, who kills himself
Julius Caesar
Honduras
Spanish
July 24 is a state holiday in Utah commemorating the 1847 day on which he entered the Salt Lake Valley
Brigham Young
This intellectual movement gave rise to many revolutionary ideas in 18th century France
The Enlightenment
Flight 007, en route from N.Y. to this country, was downed after flying over Soviet air space
South Korea
One of the last lines of this play is "Come on, and kiss me, Kate"
The Taming of the Shrew
Jordan
Arabic
It falls on the Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox
Easter
The Reign of Terror occur in revolutionary France during these years
1793-94
In Israel, this man resigned as prime minister in September, & in October the Shamir gov't took office
Menachem Begin
The last scene of "Romeo & Juliet" takes place in this family's tomb
The Capulets
Liechtenstein
German
Until 1971 this holiday was observed nationally on May 30
Memorial Day
Maximilien Robespierre and other radical revolutionaries belonged to this political club
The Jacobins
The 2 country stars who topped the pop charts with the duet Islands in the stream
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
Title couple of whom it's said "No grave upon the earth shall clip in it a pair so famous"
Antony and Cleopatra
Senegal
French
Cloverport, Ky. has an annual festival honoring this Shoshone who served as Lewis & Clark's interpreter
Sacajawea
A significant document passed in August 1789 was the Declaration of the Rights of...
Man and Citizen
Film in which a group of '60s radicals, old college friends, got together for a funeral
The Big Chill
This Balkan country is the setting for "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Greece
Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz and this)
Russian
Around 740 Pope Gregory III first observed All Saints' Day on this date
November 1st