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Margaret Chase Smith

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U.S. senator from Maine critical of McCarthy

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First Fruits and Tenth

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a form of tax on clergy taking up a benefice or ecclesiastical position in Great Britain

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Queen Anne’s Bounty

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a scheme established in 1704 to augment the incomes of the poorer clergy of the Church of England

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Christopher Wren

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British architect who designed St. Paul’s Cathedral in London

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Elementary and Secondary Education Act

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1965 law that apportioned federal funding for education

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scarabs

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beetle-sized amulets and stamps in ancient Egypt named of the group of beetles of the same name

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Orpehum Circuit

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a chain of movie and vaudeville theaters that later merged with other circuits to become RKO (Radio-Keith-Orpheum) corporation

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New York City draft riots

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1863 armed conflict in New York City between factions with opposing positions towards the Civil War, largest urban civil disturbance in U.S. history

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Elian Gonzalez

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Cuban at center of child custody dispute in 2000

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Alex Penelas

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Cuban-American mayor of Miami-Dade county during 2000 U.S. presidential election

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John Greenleaf Whittier

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Quaker poet and abolitionist

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James Whitcomb Riley

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the “Hoosier Poet”

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Miranda

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the Sex and the City character who is bland and boring and has no life

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Court of St James’s

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royal court of the UK and administrative site of all diplomatic relations between UK and other countries

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the “Checkers” speech

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speech given by Nixon in 1952 in which he defended his use of funds donated to his campaign and in which he vowed to keep one gift, the dog Checkers

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“Fanfare for the Common Man”

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composition by Aaron Copland recorded by ELP

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A Face in the Crowd

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1957 film debut of Andy Griffith

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mufti

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name for smart-casual dress; an Islamic legal scholar

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Cow Palace

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indoor arena in Daly City, CA (near San Francisco), site of 1964 Republican National Convention

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garrote

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strangulation device used for capital punishment

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solon

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a wise lawgiver

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Fort Cavazos

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new name of former Fort Hood, an army post in Kileen, Texas

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the “Fort Hood Three”

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three soldiers stationed at Fort Hood who refused orders to deploy to Vietnam

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G.I. coffeehouses

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antiwar coffeehouses established near U.S. military bases during the Vietnam War

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Verwoerd
prime minister of South Africa in the 1960s and architect of apartheid
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Wendy Williams
former TV host who withdrew from limelight after mental decline
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Machine Gun Kelly
also known as "MGK", American singer, rapper, and actor
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Cattahoochee
Georgia river and Alan Jackson song
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Lester Maddox
segregationist governor of Georgia from 1967 to 1971
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George Mahoney
Democratic governor of Maryland who ran under the slogan, "Your home is your castle: protect it."
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tumbrel
cart for carrying prisoners to the guillotine
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Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
wife of George III
33
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
1971 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld busing as remedy for addressing racial imbalance
34
"Milk, Milk, Lemonade"
children's song whose lyrics allude to bodily waste functions
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"Your Own Personal Jesus"
1989 Depeche Mode song
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"Silk Stocking District"
the Upper East Side (UES) of Manhattan in New York City was once known as the Silk Stocking District because of its wealthy residents who could afford silk stockings
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John Lindsay
liberal Republian mayor of NYC in the 1960s
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panjandrum
a self-important or pretentious official
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blackguard
a low, contemptible person
40
"bouncing Betty"
the German S-mine which launched into a few meters into the air before exploding
41
Sterno
brand of canned heat
42
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Christmas song sung by Darlene Love
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"In your heart, you know he's right."
1964 Barry Goldwater campaign slogan
44
ne pas se sentir dans son assiette
to be out of sorts (Fr.)
45
"At the Hop"
1950s song by Danny and the Juniors
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die Kuh vom Eis holen
to save the situation (Ger.)
47
Sterling Hayden
American actor who played a General Jack D. Ripper in _Dr. Strangelove_
48
anthropophagy
academic term for cannibalism
49
boomlet
a brief increase
50
tatterdemalion
a ragamuffin, pauper
51
U.S. senator from Maine critical of McCarthy
Margaret Chase Smith
52
a form of tax on clergy taking up a benefice or ecclesiastical position in Great Britain
First Fruits and Tenth
53
a scheme established in 1704 to augment the incomes of the poorer clergy of the Church of England
Queen Anne's Bounty
54
British architect who designed St. Paul's Cathedral in London
Christopher Wren
55
1965 law that apportioned federal funding for education
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
56
beetle-sized amulets and stamps in ancient Egypt named of the group of beetles of the same name
scarabs
57
a chain of movie and vaudeville theaters that later merged with other circuits to become RKO (Radio-Keith-Orpheum) corporation
Orpehum Circuit
58
1863 armed conflict in New York City between factions with opposing positions towards the Civil War, largest urban civil disturbance in U.S. history
New York City draft riots
59
Cuban at center of child custody dispute in 2000
Elian Gonzalez
60
Cuban-American mayor of Miami-Dade county during 2000 U.S. presidential election
Alex Penelas
61
Quaker poet and abolitionist
John Greenleaf Whittier
62
the "Hoosier Poet"
James Whitcomb Riley
63
the _Sex and the City_ character who is bland and boring and has no life
Miranda
64
royal court of the UK and administrative site of all diplomatic relations between UK and other countries
Court of St James's
65
speech given by Nixon in 1952 in which he defended his use of funds donated to his campaign and in which he vowed to keep one gift, the dog Checkers
the "Checkers" speech
66
composition by Aaron Copland recorded by ELP
"Fanfare for the Common Man"
67
1957 film debut of Andy Griffith
_A Face in the Crowd_
68
name for smart-casual dress; an Islamic legal scholar
mufti
69
indoor arena in Daly City, CA (near San Francisco), site of 1964 Republican National Convention
Cow Palace
70
strangulation device used for capital punishment
garrote
71
a wise lawgiver
solon
72
new name of former Fort Hood, an army post in Kileen, Texas
Fort Cavazos
73
three soldiers stationed at Fort Hood who refused orders to deploy to Vietnam
the "Fort Hood Three"
74
antiwar coffeehouses established near U.S. military bases during the Vietnam War
G.I. coffeehouses
75
prime minister of South Africa in the 1960s and architect of apartheid
Verwoerd
76
former TV host who withdrew from limelight after mental decline
Wendy Williams
77
also known as "MGK", American singer, rapper, and actor
Machine Gun Kelly
78
Georgia river and Alan Jackson song
Cattahoochee
79
segregationist governor of Georgia from 1967 to 1971
Lester Maddox
80
Democratic governor of Maryland who ran under the slogan, "Your home is your castle: protect it."
George Mahoney
81
cart for carrying prisoners to the guillotine
tumbrel
82
wife of George III
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
83
1971 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld busing as remedy for addressing racial imbalance
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
84
children's song whose lyrics allude to bodily waste functions
"Milk, Milk, Lemonade"
85
1989 Depeche Mode song
"Your Own Personal Jesus"
86
the Upper East Side (UES) of Manhattan in New York City was once known as the Silk Stocking District because of its wealthy residents who could afford silk stockings
"Silk Stocking District"
87
liberal Republian mayor of NYC in the 1960s
John Lindsay
88
a self-important or pretentious official
panjandrum
89
a low, contemptible person
blackguard
90
the German S-mine which launched into a few meters into the air before exploding
"bouncing Betty"
91
brand of canned heat
Sterno
92
Christmas song sung by Darlene Love
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
93
1964 Barry Goldwater campaign slogan
"In your heart, you know he's right."
94
to be out of sorts (Fr.)
ne pas se sentir dans son assiette
95
1950s song by Danny and the Juniors
"At the Hop"
96
to save the situation (Ger.)
die Kuh vom Eis holen
97
American actor who played a General Jack D. Ripper in _Dr. Strangelove_
Sterling Hayden
98
academic term for cannibalism
anthropophagy
99
a brief increase
boomlet
100
a ragamuffin, pauper
tatterdemalion

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