WEATHER
In 1995, 11 tropical storms in the Atlantic strengthened to these, the most in one year since 1969
Hurricanes
This fossilized resin from prehistoric pines can preserve an insect forever
Amber
On May 5, 1981, Irish nationalist Bobby Sands died after a 66-day-long one of these
Hunger Strike
According to Clement C. Moore, "The beard on his chin was as white as the snow"
St Nick
According to Webster's, it's "A statement of what a thing is"
Definition
In the winter of 1997, the Great Lakes' lake effect dumped over 90" of this on Montague, New York
Snow
$2003
Most icebergs in the north Atlantic come from about 20 glaciers on this island's west coast
Greenland
An order was given in October, 1961 to remove this man's body from Lenin's tomb
Stalin
In the 1850s he exhibited Madame Josephine Fortune Clofullia as the "Bearded Lady From Switzerland"
P T Barnum
In a criminal trial, it's this lawyer's job to try & prove the defendant guilty
Prosecuter
As seen in Los Angeles, a thermal inversion of warm air covering cool air can cause a buildup of this
Smog Pollution+
Around 1840 chemist John William Draper took the first photograph of this heavenly body
The Moon
2 British destroyers were sunk during this 1982 war
Falklands War
Former Latenight talk show host with beard that looks like Old Testament phrophet
David Letterman
It's equal to .0394 inches
a Millimeter
This phenomenon begins with an invisible electric discharge called a stepped leader
Lightning
Birds & bees perform this transfer of gametes from anthers to stigmas
Pollination
This country withdrew from the League of Nations in 1933 after the league condemned its attacks on China
Japan
Grace Bedell, age 11, thought this man would win an election by more than a hair if he grew whiskers; he agreed
Lincoln
It's the pigment that makes red blood cells red
Hemoglobin
In early 1997 floodwaters trapped 2,200 visitors in this California national park
Yosemite
Einstein said measurements of this depend on whether the observer is moving; it's not absolute
Time
Nov 9, 1989 This event occurred
Fall of the Berlin Wall
For this Austrian psychoanalyst, sometimes a beard is just a beard
Freud
A creature that eats both animals & plants is described by this adjective
Omniverous