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GEORGE GERSHWIN HAD HIS FIRST HIT WITH HELP FROM BROADWAY STAR AL JOLSON'S LYRICS WITH THIS SONG.

FASCINATING RHYTHM - SWANEE - OH, LADY NE GOOD

SWANEE

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CHARLIE CHAPLIN DEBUTS HIS TRADEMARK MUSTACHE AND BAGGY PANTS IN THIS 1914 MOVIE.

THE KID - MODERN TIMES - LITTLE TRAMP 

LITTLE TRAMP

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THIS NATIVE AMERICAN ATHLETE WAS THE FIRST OLYMPIAN GOLD MEDALIST IN THE NEW DECATHLON IN THE 1912 STOCKHOLM SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES.

JESSE OWENS - DANIEL BLACKHAWK - JIM THORPE

JIM THORPE

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THIS BRANCH MAINTAINS, TRAINS AND EQUIPS COMBAT-READY FORCES CAPABLE OF WINNING WARS, DETERRING AGRESSION AND MAINTAINING FREEDOM OF THE SEAS.

NAVY

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THE ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FERDINAND ON JULY 28, 1914 WAS THE BEGINNING OF THIS CONFLICT,

WORLD WAR 1

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THIS STYLE OF MUSIC WAS VERY MUCH ASSOCIATED WITH THE ROARING 20S. ORIGINATING OUT OF NEW ORLEANS

JAZZ

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THE FIRST ACADEMY AWARDS WERE GIVEN IN 1927 WITH THIS FILM BY HOWARD HUGHES WINNING THE BEST PICTURE.

WINGS - BROADWAY MELODY - JAZZ SINGER

WINGS

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16 NATIONS PARTICIPATED IN 16 EVENTS AT THE VERY FIRST WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES HELD IN THIS EUROPEAN COUNTRY.

AUSTRIA - SWITZERLAND -FINLAND - FRANCE

FRANCE

BOBSLED, CURLING, HOCKEY, MEN'S/ WOMEN'S/ PAIRS FIGURE SKATING, 5 SPEED SKATING EVENTS, 2 CROSS COUNTRY SKIING, MILITARY PATROL, SKI JUMPING, NORDIC COMBINED

2

THIS PERSON IS THE SECOND IN COMMAND OF U.S. FORCES TO THE PRESIDENT.

VICE PRESIDENT - SECRETARY OF STATE - SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

2

THE FIRST EUROPEAN NATION TO EMBRACE FASCISM WAS WHICH?

GERMANY - ITALY - SPAIN 

ITALY. MUSSOLINI TOOK CONTROL OF ITALY ON OCTOBER 30,1922 AFTER  THE MARCH ON ROME ,(BASICALLY A NON-VIOLENT COUP) BY FASCIST ON OCTOBER 28TH

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IN 1932, "NIGHT AND DAY" BECAME THE BEST KNOWN SONG FROM THIS COMPOSER.

GEORGE GERSHWIN - COLE PORTER - OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN

COLE PORTER

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1937 WALT DISNEY PREMIERED THIS FIRST FULL LENGTH ANIMATED FILM

STEAMBOAT WILLIE - SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS - CINDERELLA

SNOW WHITE

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THE 1936 MUNICH SUMMER OLYMPICS WAS THE FIRST INTRODUCTION OF THIS OPENING CEREMONY TRADITION. 

MARCH OF NATIONS - ELABORATE OPENING PRODUCTIONS - RELAY OF THE OLYMPIC FLAME FROM GREECE

RELAY OF THE OLYMPIC FLAME FROM GREECE

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THIS BRANCH IS AN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FOCUSED ON COMING FROM THE SEA WITH INTEGRATED AVIATION AND LOGISITICS CAPABILITIES.

MARINES

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A TAX EVASION CONVICTION WAS DELIVERED ON OCTOBER 18, 1931 TO THIS PERSON.

ALPHONSE GABRIEL CAPONE - SENTENCED TO 11 YEARS

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MAXINE, LAVERNE AND PATTY LOVED BUGLE BOYS AND WARNED US NOT TO SIT UNDER AN APPLE TREE. WHO WERE THEY?

THE ANDREW SISTERS

4

LAURENCE OLIVIER WON BEST ACTOR IN 1949 AND THE MOVIE WON BEST PICTURE FOR HIS PORTRAYAL OF THIS SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTER

MACBETH - HAMLET - HENRY THE 8TH

HAMLET

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IN 1945, BRANCH RICKEY OF THE BROOKLYN DODGERS SIGNED THIS PLAYER TO THE TEAM.

JOE DIMAGGIO - JACKIE ROBINSON - SATCHEL PAIGE - STAN MUSIAL

JACKIE ROBINSON

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WHICH WAS THE COMMANDER OF THE UNION FORCES AT GETTYSBURG.      

GENERAL GEORGE MEADE - GENERAL THOMAS JACKSON - GENERAL JEB STUART - GENERAL  U S GRANT

 GENERAL GEORGE MEADE

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ON JANUARY 30, 1948, THIS LEADER OF NON-VIOLENT PROTEST IN THE MOVEMENT TO GAIN INDEPENDENCE FOR HIS COUNTRY, WAS ASSASSINATED IN FRONT OF 3 OF HIS GRANDCHILDREN

MAHATMA GANDHI

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ON FEBRUARY 3, 1959, RICHIE VALENS, BUDDY HOLLY AND THE BIG BOPPER WERE KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH IN THIS STATE.

IOWA - KANSAS - NEBRASKA

CLEARLAKE, IOWA

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THIS ICONIC ACTOR DIED IN A CAR CRASH ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1955 AFTER STARRING IN ONLY 3 FILMS 

JAYNE MANSFIELD - JAMES DEAN - LANA TURNER - WALTER HOUSTON

JAMES DEAN

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THE 1956 OLYMPICS WERE HELD IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS AUSTRALIAN CITY

MELBOURNE - SYDNEY - BRISBANE


MELBOURNE

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THIS BRANCH CONDUCTS MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT, MARITIME RESPONSE, MARITIME PREVENTION, MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT, MARITIME SECURITY AND DEFENSE  OPERATIONS

COAST GUARD

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THIS CONFLICT BEGAN ON JULY 21, 1954

THE VIETNAM WAR

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THIS ICONIC WESTERN TV STAR WAS INVITED TO SING HIS THEME SONG "HAPPY TRAILS" TO CLOSE THE WOODSTOCK MUSIC & ART FESTIVAL, BUT DECLINED.

GENE AUTRY - ROY ROGERS - TOM MIX

ROY ROGERS

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THE HIGHEST GROSSING MOVIE OF THE DECADE WAS THIS.

BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - WEST SIDE STORY - THE LONGEST DAY

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

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THIS ANNUAL SPORTING EVENT DEBUTED IN 1966

THE STANLEY CUP FINALS - THE NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT - THE SUPER BOWL - FIFA WORLD CUP

SUPER BOWL

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WILLIAM TRAVIS WAS THE SENIOR COMMANDER OF THIS UNSUCCESSFUL STAND IN 1836.

 THE ALAMO

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FROM OCTOBER 16 THROUGH OCTOBER 28, 1962, THE WORLD WAS ON THE EDGE OF THEIR SEATS BECAUSE OF THIS EVENT.

THE CUBAN MISSLE CRISIS

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THE MOVIE "SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER" TOUCHED OFF THIS NEW MUSIC GENRE

DISCO

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THE 70'S INTRODUCED A NEW CROP OF FILM DIRECTORS, FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA, GEORGE LUCAS AND STEVEN SPIELBERG. WHICH ONE WAS NOMINATED FOR BEST DIRECTOR 3 TIMES IN THE 70S

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA - GODFATHER 1972, GODFATHER 2 1974- APOCALYPSE NOW 1979

GEORGE LUCAS - AMERICAN GRAFFITI 1973 - STARS WARS 4 A NEW HOPE

STEVEN SPIELBERG - CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 1977

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THIS SWIMMER SET 7 WORLD RECORDS, WINNING 7 GOLD MEDALS AT THE TERRORIST SCARRED MUNICH OLYMPICS

DEBBIE MEYER - GREG LOUGANIS - MARK SPITZ - KATIE LEDECKEY

MARK SPITZ

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THIS BRANCH MAINTIANS SUPERIORITY, GLOBAL STRIKE, RAPID GLOBAL MOBILITY, INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE AND COMMAND AND CONTROL

 AIR FORCE

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TELEVISED LIVE NATIONWIDE ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1973, THIS TENNIS MATCH WAS PLAYED BETWEEN WHAT 2 PLAYERS.

BILLIE JEAN KING AND BOBBY RIGGS

KING WINNING 6-4 6-3 6-3

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AUGUST 1, 1981 THIS CABLE NETWORK MADE ITS DEBUT

MTV

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5 NEW JAMES BOND MOVIES WERE RELEASED IN THE 80'S. WHICH 2 ACTORS PORTRAYED THE GREAT SPY.

SEAN CONNERY _ GEORGE LAZENSBY - ROGER MOORE - TIMOTHY DALTON - PIERCE BRONSON - DANIEL CRAIG

ROGER MOORE & TIMOTHY DALTON

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DISNEY'S MOVIE "COOL RUNNINGS" IS BASED ON THE TRUE EVENTS OF WHICH CANADIAN CITY'S 1988 WINTER OLYMPICS.

CALGARY - EDMONTON - TORONTO - VANCOUVER

CALGARY

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WHO COMMANDED THE FORCES OF THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG. 

GENERAL GEORGE MEADE - GENERAL THOMAS JACKSON - GENERAL JEB STUART - GENERAL  U S GRANT

 GENERAL  U S GRANT

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ON MARCH 24, 1989, THE LARGEST ECOLOGICAL DISASTER TOOK PLACE. AN OIL SPILL OF 10.8 MILLION GALLONS OF CRUDE OIL OFF THE COAST OF THIS STATE EFFECTING 1300 MILES OF COASTLINE.

ALASKA - THE EXXON VALDEZ

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THIS COUNTRY MUSIC STAR ENJOYED ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CAREERS IN POPULAR MUSIC, BREAKING RECORDS IN BOTH SALES AND CONCERT ATTENDANCE.

GARTH BROOKS - SHANIA TWAIN - CLINT BLACK - REBA MCENTIRE

GARTH BROOKS

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PIXAR CHANGED THE WORLD OF ANIMATION LN 1995 BY RELEASING THIS FIRST CGI FULL LENGTH MOVIE

A BUG'S LIFE - CARS - TOY STORY

TOY STORY

9

THE 1996 SUMMER OLYMPICS, MARRED BY AN ATTEMPTED BOMBING, WAS HELD IN THIS U.S. CITY

ATLANTA, GEORGIA

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 THIS BRANCH DEPLOYS, FIGHT AND WIN OUR NATION'S WARS BY PROVIDING READY, PROMPT ANS SUSTAINED LAND DOMINANCE BY FORCES ACROSS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF CONFLICT AS PART OF THE JOINT FORCE.

 ARMY

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THIS ROYAL, SADLY DIED ON AUGUST 31, 1997.

PRINCESS DIANA