Happy New Year's Day!
1877: She is proclaimed Empress of India
Who is Queen Victoria?
Head to the 55,000-acre Missouri lake named for this president to see the dam & the state park named for him
Who is Truman?
A literal landmark race took place in November 1905 when a man named Forestier was the first to make it up 729 steps of this
What is the Eiffel Tower?
In 2015 CNN reported 30% of teens have broken up or been broken up with this way
What is text?
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What is ketchup?
1962: This U.S. Navy Special Forces unit is established
What are the Seals?
Arkansas' crater of these state park gave up "Uncle Sam", later cut up & sold for $150,000 in 1971 dollars
What is diamonds?
Talk about a dynasty -- the New York yacht club won this race 24 straight times from 1870 to 1980
What is the America's Cup?
Passing this No. 4 on I-80 East in Utah, you might want to be aware that No. 41, the upcoming one, is 37 miles away
What is exit?
Garnier Fructis Curl Nourish & Tresemme Effortless Waves
What is shampoo?
1927: This football game is broadcast coast to coast on radio for the first time
What is the Rose Bowl?
Explore Warbler Road or Woodpecker Trail in the Kentucky state park named for this 19th century artist
Who is Audubon?
Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago & New York are the 6 "Major" of these races; Men's winning times are just over 2 hours
What are marathons?
Someone who brings nothing but bad luck might be called a this; it's also in the title of a docuseries about Robert Durst
What is jinx?
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What is gin?
1660: Recording that his wife burned her hand preparing a meal & other events of that day, this man makes his first diary entry
Who is Samuel Peeps?
Experience more than a "trace" of some big bass fishin' in the park named for Mississippi Pol Bob M. Dearing 10 miles north of this city
What is Natchez?
From 1992 to 1999 Bjorn Daehlie won 8 Olympic & 9 World Championship Gold Medals in this sport, also called the Nordic version
What is cross country skiing?
If you miss the ferry on Fire Island, you can get where you need to go on a "water" this, there's no meter, though
What is taxi?
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What is olive oil?
1990: He is sworn in as the first black mayor of New York City
Who is David Dinkins?
This Delaware nickname precedes Heritage Park, an urban "park without boundaries"
What is First State?
Caeleb Dressel holds the world record for the 100m this stroke, performed with simultaneous sweeps of both arms in front of the body
What is butterfly?
Casually mentioning to the deli meat guy at Costco that you made it on "Jeopardy!" might be this; slang for bragging
What is a flex?
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What is sunscreen?