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Famous June 10th Events
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THERE'S NO I, BUT THERE'S "M-E"
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It had its first public reading July 8, 1776
Declaration of Independence
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The shih-poo was created by crossing this breed with a toy or miniature poodle
Shih Tzu
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On June 10th, 1935, this peer "help" group was established when Dr. Robert Smith, one of the founding members, had his last cocktail.
AA
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Once a piece of magic, it now means to score 3 times in one game
Hat Trick
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It's the nickname for DACA recipients
Dreamers
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Commemorating a historic event of 1903, this state boasts of being "First in Flight" on its license plates
North Carolina
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The AKC says this breed's "'sourmug' face" is the "symbol of courage & tenacity"
Bulldog
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On June 10, 1940, in the wake of keeping formal devotion to one or the other side in the fight between Germany and the Partners, this despot of Italy, proclaims the battle on France and Extraordinary England.
Benito Mussolini
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It's a mark of achievement; "Yankee Doodle" references the phrase
a feather in your cap
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A flat-topped & Spanish-named rock formation, like the Hunts one in Monument Valley
Mesa
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Replacing Jen Psaki in 2022, Karine Jean-Pierre became the first Black & the first openly LGBTQ person to serve in this role
White House Press Secretary
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This retriever's ancestors include two St. John's water dogs rescued from an 1807 shipwreck off Maryland
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
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This Swedish organization, recently known for making an airplane, created their first automobile on June 10th, 1947.
Saab
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If your brain is abuzz with an obsession, you have this headgear affliction
A bee in your bonnet
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This civilian adaptation of a military vehicle guzzled gas in the '90s but is back as a GMC electric
Hummer
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Far from home, in 1965 Alexei Leonov became the first person to do this; it lasted 12 minutes
space walk
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This jumbo breed is featured in Sigrid Nunez' novel "The Friend" & Naomi Watts said the dog actor in the movie "stole my heart"
Great Dane
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This famous American lawbreaker couple dove into a gorge in their vehicle and died on June 10th, 1933.
Bonnie and Clyde
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If you show up this way to meet someone, you need a favor from them
hat in hand
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Scanty or insufficient
Meager
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The 2024 film "Young Woman and the Sea" is the story of this American, the first woman to swim across the English Channel
Gertrude Ederle
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This wolfhound gets its name from Russian for "swift"
Borzoi
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This famous Robber took $10,000 in his most memorable theft at a bank in New Carlisle, Ohio on June 10th 1933.
John Dillinger
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At a circus in 1916, Pres. Wilson mimed doing this; the audience understood the gesture meant he was running for a second term
threw his hat in the ring
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It's a support at either end of a bridge; don't drive into it
Abutment