1840s AMERICA
Ulysses S. Grant called this war in which he was a quartermaster "one of the most unjust ever waged"
the Mexican-American War
The lid of a cauldron
pot top
Italian for "bad air" gives us the name of this disease, one of the oldest known to humanity
malaria
Without an "S" it's an adjective; with an "S", it's a noun for precious items kept in a safe or safe deposit box
valuables
Black Friday &
the birthday of the Marine Corps
November
6,000 people attended the laying of the cornerstone of the castle, the signature building of this in Washington, D.C.
the Smithsonian
A protuberance on one's bread roll
bun nub
This adjective means of or relating to the upper jaw
maxillary
A promotion & a new baby? Well, these, definitely plural, are definitely "in order"
congratulations
National Library Workers' Day &
Tax Day
In Nov. 1842 Father Edward Sorin & friends took possession of 500 acres of snow in Indiana, the start of this school
Notre Dame
Smooth & glossy boat bottoms
sleek keels
What's now called factitious disorder imposed on another was formerly known as this syndrome by proxy
Munchausen's
Even the maddest supervillain can't blow anything to just one of this plural 11-letter word
smithereens
National Nurses Day &
the Kentucky Derby
May
Massively unpopular, he faced the threat of impeachment over his veto of a national bank bill
John Tyler
A snare component
trap part
Wet & dry are the 2 types of this primarily age-related retinal condition resulting in vision loss
macular degeneration
As well as the science of light, it's how something appears when it comes under public scrutiny
optics
Orthodox Christmas &
Civil Rights Day
January
Elizabeth Cady Stanton & others met in Waterloo, N.Y. to plan the women's rights convention held here, a few miles away
Seneca Falls
A Greek deity visiting a port city in Northern Egypt
Suez Zeus
It's the 7-letter medical term for muscle aches & pains
myalgia
These tricks or escapades sound like they have an Irish origin, but no one really knows
shenanigans
Both equinoxes
(2 responses please)
March & September