COUNTRY FACTS
Its northern end roughly follows the 38th parallel from the mouth of the Han River to the town of Kosong
South Korea
This state capital is found between Ogden to the north & Provo to the south
Salt Lake City
By 1861 11 former U.S. states had seceded to form the new entity with this full formal name
the Confederate States of America
For 100,000 years, Neanderthals lived in Gorham's Cave Complex, part of this Iberian megaboulder of a peninsula
Gibraltar
In this Greek city, you can go to a hill called the Pnyx & see where thousands of men gathered to make decisions as the Assembly
Athens
It has the highest & lowest points in all of the Americas
Argentina
Surf's up at Prainha, a gorgeous little beach in this Brazilian city
Rio de Janiero
A group of wealthy abolitionists known as the Secret Six funneled money to this militant activist
John Brown
In the 1st century A.D., religious manuscripts were hidden in caves near Qumran & when found became known as these documents
the Dead Sea Scrolls
In a somber moment at this 1963 event, NAACP head Roy Wilkins told the crowd that W.E.B. Du Bois had died the day before
the March on Washington
There are at least 8 "A"s, "E"s, "I"s & "U"s
but this is the only U.N. member that starts with "O"
Oman
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It's where Southern California swallows return every March
San Juan Capistrano
With a population of about 170,000, this city on the Mississippi was the most populous Southern city at the start of the war
New Orleans
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Will Rogers called the massive "Big Room" cave chamber at these New Mexico caverns "the Grand Canyon with a roof over it"
Carlsbad Caverns
This 13th century effort waged by "pueri" may not have happened, but if it did, it didn't have papal approval or reach the Holy Land
the Children's Crusade
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The Mau Escarpment is a rampart along the western rim of The Great Rift Valley in this country
Kenya
This Haitian city's National Palace collapsed in 2010 due to a big earthquake
Port-au-Prince
As many as 1,200 may have died in the 5-day draft riots in this city
New York City
An 1829 visit to Fingal's Cave in Scotland inspired this German composer MEndelsohn to write his "_______ Overture," named after the largest archipelago in the United Kingdom, off the west coast of the Scottish mainland.
Hebrides
In 1916 Billy Sunday drew 65,000 in Boston to one of these meetings, so called because they reawaken Christians' faith & enthusiasm
revival
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Nay Pyi Taw was purpose built in 2005 & declared the new capital of this nation in 2006
Myanmar
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Arabic for "abode of peace", it's Tanzania's biggest city
Dar es Salaam
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By 1871, 300,000 Union dead & even some of their foes were buried in natl. cemeteries such as Fredericksburg in this state
Virginia
The first cave paintings to become famous were found by the daughter of an archaeologist in 1879 at Altamira in this nation
Spain
Mother of musician Fela, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti led 1940s mass protests that challenged the colonial structure in this country
Nigeria
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