"D" in American History
You name it, they have it in these retail palaces like Wanamaker's, shown here, that saw big growth after the Civil War
Department Stores
In September 2019 this PBS masterpiece jumped to the big screen
6/6 is the metric equivalent of this fraction for normal visual acuity
20/20
Muskrats & woodrats belong to this order of mammals
Rodents
Steinbeck:
"To the red country & part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently..."
The Soil Conservation Service was created to counter this disaster that struck the Great Plains in the 1930s
Dust Bowl
This is the longest-running medical drama & also the longest-running daytime drama still on television
General Hospital
Many Australians celebrate this holiday in a homegrown way with a chocolate bilby; that's a marsupial
Easter
The Venus's flower basket is one of the most attractive of these porous aquatic creatures
Sponge
Just beat it:
"I first met Dean not long after my wife and I split up"
On the Road
To combat fuel shortages, Congress enacted this for almost 10 months in 1974, from January to October
Daylight Savings Time
"La Reina del Sur", one of these Latin soap operas, ran 5 nights a week on Telemundo
Telenovela
The 1921 book "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe" sets 13 as the number of members in this group
Coven
This feisty Thai fish blows sticky bubbles to make a nest, then puts the eggs in its mouth & blows them in the nest
Fighting fish
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a... fortune, must be in want of a wife"
Pride and Prejudice
In 1873 borax was discovered at this California site, & in the 1880s the famous 20-mule teams began hauling it out
Death Valley
Season 1 of this HBO mystery series spans 17 years--season 3 doubles that & covers 35 years
True Detective
Extremely cold & difficult to store, this gas is prone to shortages, like one in 2019 that made life tough for Party City stores
Helium
Australians call this animal a jumbuck or a monkey
Sheep
Pin your hopes on Dickens:
"My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip..."
Great Expectations
Officially known as the States' Rights Democrat Party, it carried 4 Southern states in 1948, winning 39 electoral votes"
Dixiecrat
Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok & Jon Voight play family members of this Showtime title character
Ray Donovan
When MLB pitcher Jim Gott faced batter Tim Teufel, in German it was a confrontation of these 2 beings
God and the Devil
Fruit & lizards (yum!) are favorite foods of the coati, also known by this longer name
Coatimundi
The first in a series:
"Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy"
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe