THAT'S SO 1990s
A 1991 Senate resolution decried this country's "illegal occupation of & brutal aggression against Kuwait"
What is Iraq?
After it became Michigan's capital, this city was connected by Plank Road to Detroit in the 1850s
What is Lansing?
It's from the Greek for "nameless", but you didn't hear it from me
What is anonymous?
Also a unit of measurement, it refers to systematically arranged poetic rhythm, measured in fee
What is a meter?
The U.S. Post Office established this 5-digit system in 1963; the first 3 digits indicate the section of the country
What is the ZIP code?
The July 1997 "Cool Britannia" party, with rockers & designers as guests, was hosted by this new prime minister
Who is Tony Blair?
Someone told me it's all happening at this 'zoo, birthplace of Edna Ferber & home to Western Michigan University
What is Kalamazoo?
This type of institution could be called a monk-y house
What is a monastery?
What was called "race" or "sepia" music after World War II was fortunately renamed this 2-part genre
What are rhythm & blues?
Will Hays promoted air mail service in this government job before taking a new one imposing standards on films with his "code"
What is a postmaster general?
It was checkmate for Garry Kasparov, who lost to Deep Blue, made by this company; Garry, I can totally relate
What is IBM?
Someone told me it's all happening at this "soo" at the northeastern end of the Upper Peninsula with a same-named twin city in Canada
What is Sault Ste Marie?
Let's "walk" over to this word describing something ordinary or commonplace
What is a pedestrian?
In 1950 he painted (well, dripped & poured) "Autumn Rhythm"; autumn was the season he created it; rhythm, who knows?
Who is Jackson Pollock?
8 riders died in the 18 months of this service in 1860 & 1861, but the ad reading "orphans preferred" is a myth
What is the Pony Express?
Atlanta hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics & built the facility called this Olympic Park as part of the festivities
What is Centennial Olympic Park?
The name of this city in the west of the state refers to fast-moving water on a certain river
What is Grand Rapids?
It can be a natural disposition to do something, or a degree of slope
What is an inclination?
It's a synonym for rhythm & "Everywhere I Go" is an ROTC marching one; so is "Pebbles & Bam Bam"
What are cadences?
Found in many mailboxes & trash cans beside them, Big Blue was the plus-size mailer for this alliterative home decor chain
What is Bed Bath and Beyond?
This Texas city was in the news in 1993 for a raid on a nearby compound; in 2023 Donald Trump held his first campaign rally there
What is Waco?
Known for its killer cereals, this south-central city was named for a fight between duos of surveyors & local Native Americans
What is Battle Creek?
It's the adjective for an exaggerated fear of a dead body
What is necrophobic?
Blue light from your cell phone affects this, your 24-hour internal clock controlling your sleep-wake cycle, so no scrolling in bed!
What is a circadian rhythm?
In 1914, 5-year-old May Pierstorff's parents bought 53 cents of stamps to mail the child this alliterative way to see Grammy & Grampy