Basic Stuff
The 4-hour battle between these 2 ironclads took place March 9, 1862
the Monitor & the Merrimack
In 1955 this Anaheim attraction opened to become "The Happiest Place on Earth"
Disneyland
Job with billable hours:
TORT aYEN
attorney
This verb form is used for commands
imperative
The debate between protectionism & this opposite has been ongoing since at least the 18th century...2 words
free trade
To talk excessively or indiscreetly (6 letters)
babble
In March 1946 Hunter College in NYC became the temporary headquarters of this organization
the United Nations
In 1945 a former Du Pont chemist invented these airtight containers typically sold at parties
Tupperware
op 10 cause of mortality in the U.S.:
ABETS dIE
diabetes
Ron Kovic could have called his book "Born On" this--it's the same thing
Independence Day
In 1807 his ship was described as a "backwoods sawmill mounted on a scow and set on fire"....when he got angry he had to blow off some.....
(Robert) Fulton
Church type, like St. Mark's in Venice...8 letters
basilica
On March 15, 44 BCE, this Roman ruler was assassinated.
Julius Caesar
On Dec. 5, 1933 at 5:32 p.m., drinkers toasted the end of this
Prohibition
The Vipassana type of this practice purifies the mind:
INDIA TOTEm
meditation
Alexander Woollcott said everything he likes to do is these 2 things(against the law or against God), or fattening
illegal or immoral
Double Jeopardy
FDR called his domestic programs a "New Deal"; successor Harry Truman had this "Deal"...two words
Getting along on 2 legs
(7 letters)
bipedal
Interestingly, this state's Independence Day, March 2, is also the birthday of Sam Houston
Texas
n late 1990 34 European & North American nations signed the Charter of Paris, officially ending this "War"
Cold War
Marital virtue:
TIDY LIfE
fidelity
From the Latin for "to nod", it's a verbal hint of something improper
an innuendo
This post-civil war bureau provided jobs, medical care & land to former slaves & destitute whites...from Harrison, NY
The Freedmen's Bureau
A 118-pound boxer
(12 letters)
a bantamweight
March 15, 1965 - Martin Luther King Jr. led the start of the voting rights marches from Selma to --------, Alabama
Montgomery
On Feb. 11, 1975 this person succeeded Edward Heath as leader of Britain's Conservatives
Margaret Thatcher
Striking, unusual & ready to be photographed:
QUITE SpRUCE
picturesque
Eugene O'Neill wrote about a "Strange" one
Interlude
Amid immigration fears, the American Protective Assoc. was formed in 1887; its oath denounced the "fanaticism" of this religious group...bastards
the Catholics
To charm or enchant someone, often in a deceptive way.
(7 letters)
Beguile