HISTORIC NAMES
Defeated in his 1835 run to represent Tennessee in Congress, he headed for Texas; that did not work out well
Davy Crockett
In April 1945 The New York Times reported his last words: "I have a terrific headache"
FDR
The flag of this oil cartel spells out its 4-letter acronym
OPEC
A certain invertebrate &
tepid
worm & warm
While husband Paul worked at the American embassy in Paris, she mastered French cooking at Le Cordon Bleu cooking school
Julia Child
This Scottish king was a rival of the real-life Macbeth & did have a son named Malcolm
Duncan
Fueled by the Internet, the rapid rise in tech stocks in the late '90s known as this bubble burst big time in 2000
dot com
Founded in 1976 by Millard & Linda Fuller, it built more than 300,000 houses just in its first 3 decades
Habitat for Humanity
The lowest rank of nobility & a delicious breakfast meat
baron & bacon
A trip to Paris & later reflections on homesickness inspired his composition of "An American in Paris"
George Gershwin
Out of Africa, this German general had the assignment of defending Normandy in 1944, which didn't work out for him
Rommel
This famous piece of advice attributed to Horace Greeley continues, "and grow up with the country"
Go West, young man
The Encyclopedia Britannica has 2 entries for this--one an organization that goes back to 1844, one an LGBTQ anthem from 1978
YMCA
To inspire & your retinue, maybe including Turtle & Johnny Drama
encourage & entourage
This expat, writer & salon host is said to have sat for Picasso 90 times before he finally finished her portrait
Gertrude Stein
In 1786 crystal seller Jacques Balmat packed some brandy & maybe a coat & set off to climb this highest Alpine mountain
Mount Blanc
Right on track, in 1869 this company's railroad, extending from Omaha, met up with another at Promontory, Utah
the Union Pacific
It's the H.R. in HRW, a global advocacy organization
Human Rights
Old title for a Venetian official & seating section in an opera house
the doge & the loge
In 2026 the National Gallery of Art in Washington marked the centennial of this Impressionist's death with an exhibit of her works
Mary Cassatt
Ras Makonnen of Harar led troops during the Battle of Adwa in an 1895-1896 war named for these two countries
Italy & Ethiopia (Abyssinia)
Here's the dirt--active from 1848 to 1854, this third party opposed the expansion of slavery in new territories
the Free Soil Party
With about 3 million members, this, the NEA for short, is the USA's largest professional employee organization
the National Education Association
A stingy sort &
a tall hat for a bishop
a miser & a miter
Original name Emmanuel Radnitzky, this Philadelphia-born photographer & artist lived & worked in Paris for much of his life
Man Ray