This African-American civil rights leader has a holiday in January
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
This Central American empire's capital once stood where Mexico City stands now
Who are the Aztecs?
This political leader was arrested for his organization against apartheid
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This miserable excuse for a city is the capital of California
What is Sacramento?
This Mexican outlaw led the US army on a merry chase and made them an international laughingstock before WWI
Who is Pancho Villa?
This older woman's refusal to give up her bus seat sparked protests and a bus rider strike
Who is Rosa Parks?
This Central American civilization has a very famous circular calendar
Who are the Maya?
This Malian king's generosity on hajj crashed the Egyptian economy for decades
Who is Mansa Musa?
These gold miners provided a large influx of population to the Northern California region and have an NFL named after them
Who are the 1849ers?
This tsar of Russia was in power at the time of the October Revolution
This civil rights advocate from The Nation of Islam was known for his disagreement with MLK on nonviolence
Who is Malcolm X?
This group of people sculpted the large stone heads that litter Central America
Who are the Olmecs?
This South African king is known for his military reforms and resistance to European influence
Who is Shaka Zulu?
This advocate for harvesters and farm laborers has his own holiday in March
Who is Cesar Chavez?
This ruler of Iran deposed for his brutality was propped up by the United States because he was useful in the Cold War
Who is Shah Reza Pahlavi?
This drag queen was one of the key figures at the Stonewall uprising in 1969
Who is Marsha P. Johnson?
This conquistador toppled the Inca Empire because of his endless thirst for gold
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
This neighboring country looked at apartheid and decided it didn't go far enough
What is Rhodesia?
California ranks at this place in terms of global economies (e.g. 1st, 8th, 33rd, etc)
What is 4th place?
This deposed dictator of the Philippines has a son currently elected to the presidency there
Who is Ferdinand Marcos?
This leader of the Black Panther Party was assassinated by the FBI for being too effective at organizing in Chicago
Who is Fred Hampton?
These farms built in lakes fed the Aztec Empire for centuries
What are chinampas?
This prosperous trading town represented the last port of call for most traders in the Indian Ocean
What is Zanzibar?
This city had its first jail broken out of by its first inmate
What is San Diego?
(For a fun and wacky story, Google Count Haraszthy for more details about this weird weird man)
This New Yorker ruined the profession of city planning for decades
Who is Robert Moses?