HISTORY, AMERICAN STYLE
He wrote the Massachusetts Constitution, signed the Treaty of Paris, then became vice president, which he did not enjoy
John Adams
It's the country (& continent) where you'll find the Murray-Darling Basin
Australia
The national flag of Sri Lanka features 4 bo leaves & a lion wielding one of these weapons
a sword
Woodrow Wilson tried to reshape international relations with this "numerical" 1918 program
the Fourteen Points
The Historic Preservation stamps of the 1970s included Decatur House in Washington, D.C. & a cable car in this city
San Francisco
In Feb. 1836 there were about 20 serviceable cannons & 150 men defending this landmark; that defense ended abruptly on March 6
The Alamo
One theory says the name of this mountain chain comes from the Quechua for "high crest"
the Andes
The eagle that appears on Albania's flag has this unnatural distinction
two heads
Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro were the first cities rediscovered from this ancient civilization on the Indian subcontinent
the Indus Valley Civilization
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The Wonders of America Superlative Series includes Steamboat, the tallest active one of these (not the oldest, or the most faithful).
a Geyser
A prosperous neighborhood known as Black Wall Street was burned in a 1921 massacre in this city that left 10,000 homeless
Tulsa
The Brahmaputra River runs through 3 countries from its source to its confluence with this other great river
the Ganges
Flags depicting a map of the nation itself include this Balkan country that broke away from Serbia in 2008
Kosovo
At its completion a newspaper wrote, "The great continent of Africa is at length literally an island"
The Suez Canal
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This tall monument has been featured on its own stamp as well as on the Greetings from Missouri stamp
the St. Louis Arch
In 1989, this tanker spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil off Alaska; later, under the name "Oriental Nicety", it was sold for scrap
the Exxon Valdez
Illyria is an ancient name for the northwest part of this European peninsula
the Balkan Peninsula
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The flag of this Central American nation has an ax, a ship & a motto meaning "I flourish in the shade", but no more Union Jack
Belize
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It's the rhyming, national nickname of Arminius, who defeated 3 Roman legions at the Battle of Teutoburg Forest
Herman the German
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A 1996 stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of this state's statehood was based on Grant Wood's "Young Corn" painting
In 1876, after escaping from a New York jail & fleeing the country, this corrupt politician was brought back to the United States
Boss Tweed
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This South Pacific island country is about the size of New Jersey--but where would you rather vacation, Newark or Suva?
Fiji
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The flag of this nation on the Black Sea that may have been in use since the 14th century shows a white rectangle with a large red cross in its central portion touching all four sides of the flag. In the four corners there are four "bolnur-katskhuri" crosses, also known as a cross named for the country.
Georgia
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In May 1954 this battle by a small mountain outpost near Laos effectively ended the First Indochina War
Điện Biên Phủ
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Inspired by its official bird, the scissor-tailed flycatcher, this state's Skydance Bridge spanned a stamp in 2023
Oklahoma
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