Non-depressing 30's
At the 1932 Olympics, she set or tied records in the high jump, javelin & 80-meter hurdles
Babe Zaharias
Nik Cohn admitted that his "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night", which inspired this disco film, was a fabrication
Saturday Night Fever
In 1948 this brand held its first home party to sell its plastic containers with airtight seals
Tupperware
For centuries, wood was the main fuel used in lighthouses; in the 1700s, this animal product became the primary source
whale oil
Let's take our drinks outside onto this paved lounge area
patio
This puzzle is so-named for the tool used to create the intricate lines & curves of its pieces
jigsaw
This comic strip about the Bumsteads made its debut
Blondie
A 1983 article about a naval flight school was the genesis of this Tom Cruise hit
Top Gun
Its hand holding the torch was on display at the Centennial Exposition in Philly before it was completed
Statue of Liberty
When her husband died in 1776, Hannah Thomas became the first U.S. woman keeper, taking his job at this state's Plymouth Light
Massachusetts
Adjective meaning characteristic of being a father
paternal
Solving one of these in London's Daily Telegraph in 1942 could've made you a Bletchley codebreaker in WWII
crossword
Hard work paid off for Frances Perkins--in 1933 she became Secretary of this, the first woman in the cabinet
Labor
The fourth film in this Bruce Willis series was inspired by an article about cyberhacking
Die Hard
Nudie Cohn, the custom tailor for Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, also made this singer's $10,000 gold lame suit
Elvis Presley
All U.S. lighthouses come under the jurisdiction of this branch of the Armed Services
Coast Guard
Want a good pastry? Go to this French type of store that specializes in them
patisserie
A confused mess, or a syndicated newspaper puzzle with letters in circles & squares
jumble
His 1935 performance at the Palomar ballroom in Los Angeles kicked off the swing era
Benny Goodman
"The Boys in the Bank", a Life magazine account of a Brooklyn bank robbery, inspired this 1975 Al Pacino film
Dog Day Afternoon
A roller coaster called the Cyclone is a part of this amusement area in the southern part of Brooklyn
Coney Island
In 1937 a lighthouse was constructed & named for her on tiny Howland Island, an island she never reached
Amelia Earhart
A regional form of a language, not necessarily French
patios
A classic logic puzzle from 1962 deals with the surnames of 3 train employees: the brakeman, the fireman & him
the engineer
Following this 1938 radio broadcast, people were relieved to find out that America wasn't really attacked by aliens
The War of the Worlds
Starring Kate Bosworth, it was based on Susan Orlean's "Life's Swell", the story of a Maui surfing contest
Blue Crush
The view from the summit of this mountain inspired the song "America The Beautiful"
Pikes Peak
Built by Romans before 100 A.D., the Tower of Hercules in the Galicia area of this country is the world's oldest active lighthouse
Spain
Tropical Asian plant made into an oil used in perfumes
patchouli oil
"The Da Vinci Code" saw Robert Langdon decode one of these puzzle containers
cryptex