Nicknamed "Pogo the Clown" and the killer clown for his public performances as a clown before his 33 murder crimes
John Wayne Gacy
This other word for graduation ceremony from the latin "to begin"
Commencement
It's the first element on the periodic table; what a gas!
Hydrogen
The boardwalk in the U.S. was completed in 1870 in this beach town
Atlantic City
"Take On Me" by this trio
A-Ha
Known as the Whitechapel murderer in England in the late 1800's involving the unsolved murders of 5 prostitutes
Jack the Ripper
The conversation between two people from the greek words "across" & "speech"
dialogue
12 elements have names that begin with the letter C, but this one got "C" for a symbol
Carbon
An online, interactive map shows the "trail of" these taken by Native Americans in the 1830's
Tears
"Who Let the Dogs Out" by these guys named for their caribbean homeland
Baha Men
He called his cult "The Family"
Charles Manson
This slang term for the American dollar comes from the frontier deerskins used as units of commerce
Buck
Discovered by American Scientists in 1949, berkelium is named for a city in this U.S. state
California
He was the first U.S. President inaugurated in the 19th Century
Thomas Jefferson
"Fight Song" by this New Yorker
Rachel Patten
This series killer of 11 women in the 60's was eventually identified as Albert DeSalvo
Boston Strangler
A general agreement is this word from the latin for "to feel together"
Consensus
An element from group 17 of the Periodic Table, or a type of light bulb containing one of those elements
Halogen
This 365 mile waterway opened on October 26, 1825
Erie Canal
She performed at Woodstock and known for "Brand New Key" and recently passed away
Melanie
Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing was inspired by this event
By the Government's Branch Davidian siege
This often worn apparel is named after its place of origin, Genoa, Italy
Jeans
This element is a small part of bronze and chief component in pewter
Tin
This term for a republican who supported the democrats in 1884 made its way into the Harry Potter universe
Mugwump
"I'm Gonna be (500 Miles)" by these Scottish twin Brothers
The Proclaimers