Designation for the thigh & leg of a roasted chicken, as opposed to the breast
Dark meat
It's a car pedal, or a verb meaning to hold tightly
Clutch
2 Lady Libertys tall, a "Statue of Unity" depicts Sardar Patel, who helped unify this country upon independence
India
If a president vetoes a piece of legislation, Congress may override it with a vote of this size in both houses
Two-thirds
Barack Obama's name replaced that of this Confederate president on an elementary school in Jackson, Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
During World War II Johnson & Johnson made rolls of this handy adhesive in green to match the military items it was used to patch
Duct tape
To grip, or a jewelry fastener
Clasp
Near the famous wall, a D.C. memorial to women's service in this war was unveiled on Veterans Day 1993
The Vietnam War
Congress has the power to grant this acquisition of citizenship for those not born in the United States
Naturalization
The CIA for short (not that CIA), it was founded in 1946 to train returning WWII veterans in the art of cooking
The Culinary Institute of America
A note that lets a student escape the classroom & walk the corridors during class time
Hall pass
A boxing hold, or to nail down a playoff spot
Clinch
Il Papa from 1978 to 2005, he's honored with a statue outside Rome's main train station
Pope John Paul II
This word meaning "permanent" precedes the 36 major congressional committees
Standing
Alumni of this exclusive boarding school near Windsor include Princes William & Harry & actor Tom Hiddleston
Eton
Precipitation with a pH below 5.0
Acid rain
To confiscate a vehicle temporarily in an emergency, as when a policeman needs to pursue a suspect
Commandeer
Paris' Chapelle Expiatoire, meaning the to-make-amends-for-executing-you chapel, is on the original 1793 burial site of this couple
King Louis XVI & Marie-Antoinette
In 1792 Congress passed the Coinage Act & established the first U.S. Mint in this city
Philadelphia
This university's informal "Dropout Hall of Fame" includes author Jack London & '60s activist Jerry Rubin
Cal (University of California in Berkeley)
This type of event is meant to move possible damaged merchandise quickly & at very low prices
Fire sale
Slangy clothing term for an arrest by the police
Collar
At 500', the world's tallest cross stands over Spain's Valley of the Fallen but no longer over this dictator, moved elsewhere in 2019
Francisco Franco
Originally to be in the Bill of Rights, the amendment regulating this action by Congress was finally ratified in 1992 as the 27th
Congress raising its own pay
What is now NYU's Brown Building was the site of this tragic 1911 fire that killed 146 workers
The Triangle Shirtwaist fire