Cutting the Wrong Way
This Senate majority leader expressed confidence that the 2017 Trump-GOP tax law would be a political winner.
Who is Mitch McConnell?
His election to the presidency in 2016 and reelection in 2024 shocked the political world.
Who is Donald Trump?
This Italian dictator wound up strung up by his heels in a public square.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
'70s: 50 years ago, this tale of a Great White shark became the first summer blockbuster.
What is "Jaws"?
It's now been over 250 years since the battle in these two Massachusetts towns described as "The Shot Heard Round the World".
What are Lexington and Concord?
He was the 42nd President of the United States.
Who is Bill Clinton?
Along with the Trump tax law, tax cuts enacted during this man's presidency are to blame for most of this century's federal debt.
Who is the George W. Bush?
Foreign terrorism struck American soil in this tragic event named for its date.
What is 9/11?
After half a century in control of Syria, this family was suddenly forced to flee the country in 2025.
What is the Assad family?
'80s: The alien star of this sci-fi classic just wanted to call home.
What is "E.T.: The Extraterrestrial"?
After crossing the Delaware, Washington won a battle in this town that later gave its name to an Ivy League university.
What is Princeton, NJ?
He was a feared outlaw with a juvenile nickname.
Who was Billy the Kid?
The first Reagan tax cuts in 1981 lost so much revenue that taxes were raised in this year.
What is 1982?
Russia touched off the first major ground war in Europe since World War II when it invaded this nation.
What is Ukraine?
This emperor of France was deposed after losing the Franco-Prussia War.
Who was Napoleon III?
'90s: Dinosaurs roamed the earth again in this franchise opener.
What is "Jurassic Park"?
This notorious traitor plotted to hand the British the strategic American fort at West Point.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
Who was Bill Russell?
A GOP polling memo said the party had lost this type of war over the Trump tax cuts.
What is a messaging war?
This pandemic virus is named in part for the year in which it was identified.
What is COVID-19?
This last czar of Russia and his family were murdered by Soviet revolutionaries.
Who is Nicholas II?
'00s: This box-office record breaker could have been titled "Blue Man Group in Space".
What is "Avatar"?
Because he signed the Declaration of Independence in such a large hand, his name became synonymous with signature.
Who was John Hancock?
He came to fame as the auteur behind the film "Swingblade".
Who is Billy Bob Thornton?
Bush cuts to this type of tax has undoubtedly contributed to growing economic inequality.
What is the capital gains tax?
The Financial Crisis of 2008 was followed by this long, slow recovery.
What was the Great Recession?
This 19th century emperor imposed on the Mexican people by France was later murdered by "his people."
Who is Maximillian?
'10s: The biggest moneymaker of the Marvel Comics movies.
What is "Avengers: Endgame"?
South Carolina guerrilla fighter Francis Marion earned this nickname.
What is The Swamp Fox?
This tap icon famously danced on screen with child star Shirley Temple.
Who was Bill "Bojangles" Robinson?