American Writers
Samuel Clemens used this pseudonym which means "2 Fathoms Deep."
Mark Twain
He was nearly blind when he painted his series of "Water Lilies"
This classic canned meat from Hormel that debuted in 1937 has no gluten.
SPAM
On Dec 5, 1783 the British left the city for good, from this island borough.
Staten Island
This Roman fell victim to assassins on the Ides, or 15th, of March, 44BC
Julius Caesar
"The Pit and the Pendulum" helped secure his reputation as a master of lurid Gothic suspense.
Edgar Allan Poe
In the Language of Creator Rodin, this sculpture is "Le Penseur"
The Thinker
French chefs use this part of the Goose to make Pate de Fois Gras
Liver
Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin began this seminal hip-hop record company out of an NYU dorm.
Jam Records
It's said that on this date King George III wrote in his diary, "Nothing of importance as happened."
July 4, 1776
This writer, born in Salinas, explored the Sea of Cortez with Ed Ricketts.
John Steinbeck
His "The Potato Eaters" was among paintings taken from a museum in Holland in 1988.
Vincent Van Gogh
Darjeeling is classified as a "Black" type of this beverage.
Tea
The name Tribeca was adopted in the mid 1970's; it stands for the "Triange below" this street
Canal Street
The Egyptian government opened his famed mummy case on March 6, 1924
King Tut
This author of "The Joy Luck Club" was born shortly after her parents immigrated to the United States.
Amy Tan
Frida Kahlo married him in 1929; they divorced in 1939 and remarried in 1940.
Diego Rivera
This seed, which is used like rice, was originally grown in the Andes and is high in protein.
Quinoa
George Benson crooned, "They say the neon lights are bright" on this street.
Broadway
Day on which Mexico's Battle of Puebla is celebrated
May 5th
She is a senior editor at Random House while she was writing the novel, "Beloved."
Toni Morrison
He finished sculpting "David" in 1504 but never completed his 12 Apostles for Florence's cathedral
This sauce made with butter, egg yolk, and lemon juice embellishes eggs benedict.
Hollandaise sauce
In the 1920's African-American artists had a Renaissance in this New York City neighborhood.
Harlem
1944 date on which more than 5,000 ships carried Allied troops across the English Channel
Jun 6th