Judaism
If this scroll has even one letter amiss, it cannot be used & may have to be buried
the Torah
Hoover's 1930 address said this nascent disaster was partly due to world overproduction of zinc
the Great Depression
Cows fly & trucks fall from the sky as Bill Paxton leads a team of storm chasers
This World War II radio propagandist was born on the Fourth of July, 1916
Tokyo Rose
Southwest Texas State
(class of 1930)
Lyndon Johnson
Often highly decorated, a ketubah is this type of contract, signed by the 2 principals, a rabbi & 2 witnesses
a marriage contract
Washington's first State of the Union message, in this year, began with the good news of North Carolina joining the Union
1790
As President Whitmore, Bill Pullman leads the world in a fight against an alien invasion
Independence Day
Alliterative woman described in song here by Nat King Cole
"Wild and wind-blown /
That's how you've grown"
Ramblin' Rose
U.S. Military Academy
(class of 1843)
U.S. Grant
Reform Jews, who doubt that this will be rebuilt in Jerusalem, use this same term for their houses of worship
the temple
1823's address introduced what has come to be known as this
"The American continents are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers."
the Monroe Doctrine
Dustin Hoffman fights a deadly African virus that has spread to America
Outbreak
In 1956 Aussie Murray Rose became the 1st male swimmer to win 2 solo Olympic golds since this man in 1924
(Johnny) Weissmuller
Harvard
(class of 1940)
John F. Kennedy
Havdalah, meaning "division", is a weekly ceremony involving wine & spices at the conclusion of this
the Sabbath
He began his third annual message with gratitude for good harvests, then moved on to the "inexcusable insurrection"
Lincoln
1998: Look out! A comet is on a collision course with Earth (not "Armageddon", that's different)
Deep Impact
In this Umberto Eco novel, William of Baskerville solves a murder like a medieval Sherlock Holmes
The Name of the Rose
Harvard (Class of 1755)
John Adams
Father, son & grandson, they're considered the 3 patriarchs
Abraham, Isaac & Jacob
Pres. Bush's 2003 claim that Iraq had tried to buy this substance from Africa was called into question
uranium
Killer bees from South America threaten the U.S. in this Irwin Allen disaster epic (not "The Sting", that's different)
The Swarm
The 2 British royal houses of the Wars of the Roses
York & Lancaster
Princeton (class of 1879)
Woodrow Wilson