On this day
February 6, 1952 - King George VI of England died and this young woman became Queen.
Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II (Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
The name of this animal is derived from an Old French word meaning "spiny hog."
porcupine
Snow isn't actually white. It is this.
translucent OR clear OR see-through OR colorless
At age 35, the youngest African American to win a Nobel Prize.
Martin Luther King Jr.
February 11, 1990 - this man was released from prison in South Africa after serving 27 years for attempting to overthrow the apartheid government.
Nelson Mandela
A member of the marmot genus, groundhogs are the largest North American member of this rodent animal family.
squirrel (Sciuridae)
The snowiest city on Earth is in this country.
Japan
An iconic American jazz singer throughout the 20th century, this woman was known as "The First Lady of Song."
Ella Fitzgerald
February 1, 1960 - four African American students sat down, in Greensboro, NC, were refused service, and stayed all day, starting a lunch counter sit-in at this store.
Woolworth's
Though often treated like unwanted backyard rodents, opossums are actually part of this class of mammals.
marsupials
Visibility below 200 meters and wind speeds of at least 30 mph are the stipulations for this particular type of snow event.
blizzard
This Lilies of the Field star found commercial box office success in 1967 with three popular films all addressing racial divides.
Sidney Poitier
February 29, 1940 - this film wins eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress, among others.
Gone With the Wind
In order to avoid predators, squirrels run on the ground in this pattern.
zigzag
A winter storm that produces both heavy snow and lightning, can also produce this rumbling phenomenon.
thundersnow
In 1972, she was the first African American woman to run for president of the United States.
Shirley Chisholm
February 24, 1867 - the House of Representatives voted to impeach this President. Efforts to remove him from office failed in the Senate by one vote.
Andrew Johnson
This large rodent, native to South America, is invasive in the United States, spreading through Louisiana's marshes and further into the south. They have also established themselves in the Pacific Northwest.
nutria
Though many know that the Inuit have 50 words for snow, this language of the British Isles has far more snow related terms at 421.
Scots
The main tennis court at the US Open is named for this man, the only Black man to ever win singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open.
Arthur Ashe