| Her death following a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel produced worldwide mourning |
Princess Diana |
200 |
February 3, 2022 |
| At the Olympic games in Stockholm, Jim Thorpe won gold medals in both of these track & field multi-events |
the decathlon & the pentathlon |
400 |
February 3, 2022 |
| Seen here are three random Americans of the 4.3 million born in this year at the tail end of the baby boom |
1961 |
600 |
February 3, 2022 |
| The invasion of Kuwait prompted this Allied operation to free it from Iraqi occupation |
Operation Desert Storm |
800 |
February 3, 2022 |
| In 1948 John Costello became Irish prime minister, the first from this party whose name means "Gaelic family" |
Fine Gael |
1000 |
February 3, 2022 |
| In the U.S., prohibition led to bootlegging & this type of illegal bar with a name that evokes quiet conversation |
a speakeasy |
200 |
February 1, 2021 |
| Argentina cried for her when she passed away in 1952 at age 33 |
Eva Perón |
400 |
February 1, 2021 |
| On May 31, 1921 a white mob began attacking what was called "Black Wall Street" in this Oklahoma city |
Tulsa |
600 |
February 1, 2021 |
| In 1949 Belgium was a founding member of this military organization that is headquartered in Brussels today |
NATO |
800 |
February 1, 2021 |
| This major Vietnam offensive began January 31, 1968 during the Vietnamese lunar new year |
the Tet Offensive |
1000 |
February 1, 2021 |
| His son, nicknamed "The Eaglet", was kidnapped on March 1, 1932 |
Lindbergh |
200 |
March 2, 2020 |
| She was an Oklahoma law professor when her testimony in a 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearing made headlines |
Anita Hill |
400 |
March 2, 2020 |
| This 1961 invasion was an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Cuba's government |
the Bay of Pigs |
600 |
March 2, 2020 |
| In the early 1950s these 2 figured out the structure of DNA at Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory |
Watson & Crick |
800 |
March 2, 2020 |
| Milton Obote was president of this African country from 1966 to '71 & 1980 to '85; both terms were ended by military coups |
Uganda |
1000 |
March 2, 2020 |
| Stations using this sensing technology installed on Britain's coast in 1938 detected German bombers a few years later |
radar |
200 |
February 18, 2020 |
| Formulated by the Allies at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, this organization was established in Geneva in 1920 |
League of Nations |
400 |
February 18, 2020 |
| Celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring was among Aug. 9, 1969 victims of the murderous gang controlled by this man |
the (Charles) Manson family |
600 |
February 18, 2020 |
| In 1909 a toy company chose the slogan "Goodbye" to this other 2-word toy, "Hello, Billy Possum" |
a teddy bear |
800 |
February 18, 2020 |
| In 1956 it was g'day for the Olympics held here, the first held in the Southern Hemisphere |
Melbourne |
1000 |
February 18, 2020 |
| This '20s mobster beat up the mayor of Cicero, Illinois on the steps of city hall as a nearby cop looked away |
(Al) Capone |
200 |
October 20, 2017 |
| A coup ousted Nawaz Sharif as this country's leader in 1999 (& perhaps led to some deja vu for Nawaz in 2017) |
Pakistan |
400 |
October 20, 2017 |
| This system of 3D photography was invented in the 1940s; the 1960 invention of the laser made it much more efficient |
holography |
800 |
October 20, 2017 |
| Forces of this nation held off Vietminh attacks at Dien Bien Phu for 56 days but finally surrendered on May 7, 1954 |
French forces |
1000 |
October 20, 2017 |
| The unfortunate Captain Max Pruss was in command of this vehicle over New Jersey on May 6, 1937 |
the <i>Hindenburg</i> |
|
October 20, 2017 |
| A 1956 international crisis revolved around control of this canal |
the Suez Canal |
400 |
March 21, 2017 |
| Albert Fall, Harding's Interior secretary, got into "hot water" after taking a bribe related to this Wyoming locale |
Teapot Dome |
600 |
March 21, 2017 |
| From 1986 to 1997, he was number one in the world, and from 1997 to 2000, only number one among humans |
(Garry) Kasparov |
800 |
March 21, 2017 |
| Called the Night of Broken Glass in English, it's the German name for the terrible night of November 9-10, 1938 |
Kristallnacht |
1000 |
March 21, 2017 |
| On Dec. 1, 1955 she stood up for many by refusing to stand up & give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery |
Rosa Parks |
200 |
May 21, 2015 |
| A day after touching down on this planet in 1976, Viking 1 took the first color photos of its surface |
Mars |
400 |
May 21, 2015 |
| He's seen here, August 26, 1944, the day he entered a newly liberated Paris |
(Charles) de Gaulle |
800 |
May 21, 2015 |
| The 1957 treaty of Rome established this, the EEC for short |
the European Economic Community |
1000 |
May 21, 2015 |
| This trial opened on July 10, 1925 with William Jennings Bryan arguing for the prosecution |
the Scopes (Monkey) Trial |
|
May 21, 2015 |
| In May 1977 Kenya limited the shooting on safaris to people using these |
cameras |
200 |
January 20, 2010 |
| When he reached the North Pole in May 1989, Robert Swan became the first to reach both poles in this manner |
on foot |
400 |
January 20, 2010 |
| This broke 10,000 for the first time March 29, 1999, making some brokers richer |
the Dow Jones Industrial Average |
600 |
January 20, 2010 |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew trains with the Navy SEALs of Boat Team 12 in an inflatable boat at the Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado, CA.) Naval special warfare boat teams trace their origins back to the "Brown Water" Navy that patrolled rivers during this war |
the Vietnam War |
800 |
January 20, 2010 |
| In May 1938 the League of Nations recognized this country as absolutely neutral |
Switzerland |
1000 |
January 20, 2010 |
| The full popular name of this military personnel policy announced in 1993 included "Don't Pursue" |
Don\'t Ask, Don\'t Tell |
200 |
June 20, 2008 |
| Congress approved $50M for the celebration of this, part of which is seen here |
the Bicentennial |
400 |
June 20, 2008 |
| On his 70th birthday, December 21, 1949, this Soviet leader set up his own "peace prizes" |
Stalin |
600 |
June 20, 2008 |
| Having missed out on this ceremony at age 13, Henny Youngman had one in 180 at age 73 |
a Bar Mitzvah |
800 |
June 20, 2008 |
| In April 1955, Great Britain became the garden of this man, Churchill's successor as Prime Minister |
Sir Anthony Eden |
1000 |
June 20, 2008 |
| Nickname shared by baseball great Jay Dean & jazz great John Gillespie |
Dizzy |
200 |
May 29, 2008 |
| In 1967, this Cuban revolutionary leader was captured in Bolivia and executed |
"Che" Guevara |
400 |
May 29, 2008 |
| This name given to the regime that ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945 reflects 2 others before it |
the Third Reich |
600 |
May 29, 2008 |
| Ngo Dinh Diem's P.R. people coined this term for the band of guerillas that fought South Vietnam |
the Viet Cong |
800 |
May 29, 2008 |
| Charter 77 was smuggled out of this country in 1977 & published in Western newspapers |
Czechoslovakia |
1000 |
May 29, 2008 |
| In the 1920s this Fascist leader of Italy set up a puppet regime in Albania & reconquered Libya |
Mussolini |
200 |
September 10, 2007 |
| Elizabeth II succeeded her father, this man who died unexpectedly at age 56 |
George VI |
400 |
September 10, 2007 |
| On Feb. 8, 1904 Japanese ships attacked this country's fleet at Lushun, Manchuria, beginning a war |
Russia |
600 |
September 10, 2007 |
| On Feb. 15, 1965, Canada's new flag, which prominently featured an 11-pointed one of these, flew for the first time |
the maple leaf |
800 |
September 10, 2007 |
| On Valentine's Day 1989 the Ayatollah Khomeini showed no love for this author's "Satanic Verses", giving him a death sentence |
Salman Rushdie |
1000 |
September 10, 2007 |
| This October 1973-March 1974 action by Arab states caused headaches for U.S. drivers |
the oil embargo |
200 |
October 26, 2006 |
| This country admitted to NATO in 1955 had limits on its weapons production--bad memories, you know |
West Germany |
400 |
October 26, 2006 |
| In a massive 1980s effort, the FBI uncovered fraud behind the failure of these financial institutions |
savings and loans |
600 |
October 26, 2006 |
| In 1998 Seattle dedicated the USA's 1st standing monument to those who fought in this country in the 1930s |
Spain |
800 |
October 26, 2006 |
| In 1959 these two top of the alphabet monkeys were happy to be home after a 1700-mile flight in a Jupiter rocket |
Able & Baker |
1000 |
October 26, 2006 |
| From 1920 to 1946 this Swiss city served as the seat of the League of Nations |
Geneva |
200 |
September 10, 2004 |
| On April 18, 1983 a terrorist bomb at the U.S. embassy in this Mideastern capital killed 63, including 17 Americans |
Beirut |
400 |
September 10, 2004 |
| In 1981 this labor union was outlawed in Poland; 8 years later it was legalized |
Solidarity |
600 |
September 10, 2004 |
| In May 1954 President Eisenhower signed a bill authorizing the construction of this North American waterway |
St. Lawrence Seaway |
800 |
September 10, 2004 |
| Unable to run for a third term as Pres. of Serbia, he made himself Pres. of Yugoslavia on July 23, 1997 |
Slobodan Milosevic |
1000 |
September 10, 2004 |
| Shortly after taking power, he nationalized millions of dollars of American-owned property in Cuba |
Fidel Castro |
100 |
March 3, 1999 |
| On December 1, 1959, 12 nations signed a treaty setting aside this continent as a preserve for scientific research |
Antarctica |
200 |
March 3, 1999 |
| In 1917 he called for a declaration of war against Germany saying that "The world must be made safe for democracy" |
Woodrow Wilson |
300 |
March 3, 1999 |
| In January 1926 in London, John L. Baird demonstrated this new invention which used a cathode ray tube |
Television |
400 |
March 3, 1999 |
| In 1992 this former Panamanian dictator was found guilty of drug trafficking by a Miami jury |
Manuel Noriega |
500 |
March 3, 1999 |
| On May 5, 1981, Irish nationalist Bobby Sands died after a 66-day-long one of these |
a hunger strike |
100 |
July 18, 1997 |
| An order was given in October, 1961 to remove this man's body from Lenin's tomb |
Josef Stalin |
200 |
July 18, 1997 |
| 2 British destroyers were sunk during this 1982 war |
Falkland Islands War |
300 |
July 18, 1997 |
| A 1993 car bomb explosion in Florence, Italy damaged priceless works of art from this gallery |
the Uffizi Gallery |
500 |
July 18, 1997 |
| This country withdrew from the League of Nations in 1933 after the league condemned its attacks on China |
Japan |
|
July 18, 1997 |
| His bat's in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but this man nicknamed "Charlie Hustle" is ineligible for induction |
Pete Rose |
100 |
December 19, 1996 |
| This "wonder insecticide" developed by Swiss scientists in 1939 was later found less than wonderful |
DDT |
200 |
December 19, 1996 |
| While Rene Levesque was its PM, French was made its official language & English signs were restricted |
Quebec |
300 |
December 19, 1996 |
| He & co-author Richard Suskind served brief prison terms for their forged bio of Howard Hughes |
Clifford Irving |
400 |
December 19, 1996 |
| On August 1, 1975 35 nations signed accords on human rights in this city |
Helsinki |
|
December 19, 1996 |
| In March 1953 this Soviet leader was entombed next to Lenin in Red Square |
Stalin |
100 |
May 16, 1996 |
| FDR spoke of a "date which will live in infamy" on this date in 1941, the day after the attack |
December 8th |
200 |
May 16, 1996 |
| On July 25, 1952 it became a U.S. commonwealth |
Puerto Rico |
300 |
May 16, 1996 |
| In 1929 the kingdom of the Serbs, Croats & Slovenes changed its name to this |
Yugoslavia |
500 |
May 16, 1996 |
| This 4,200-foot-long California landmark was completed in 1937 |
the Golden Gate Bridge |
|
May 16, 1996 |
| He made headlines when he landed at Le Bourget Field, May 21, 1927 |
Charles Lindbergh |
100 |
November 21, 1995 |
| An investigation by Leon Jaworski led to the indictment of this former U.S. Attorney General |
John Mitchell |
200 |
November 21, 1995 |
| Israel occupied this 146 square-mile area in the 1956 Suez Crisis & again during the 1967 Six-Day War |
Gaza Strip |
300 |
November 21, 1995 |
| In 1971 Dacca was made capital of this new country |
Bangladesh |
400 |
November 21, 1995 |
| For most of the 1980s, he was president of El Salvador |
Jose Napoleon Duarte |
|
November 21, 1995 |
| In 1955 this Anaheim attraction opened to become "The Happiest Place on Earth" |
Disneyland |
100 |
July 11, 1994 |
| In 1945 a former Du Pont chemist invented these airtight containers typically sold at parties |
Tupperware |
200 |
July 11, 1994 |
| On Dec. 5, 1933 at 5:32 p.m., drinkers toasted the end of this |
Prohibition |
300 |
July 11, 1994 |
| In late 1990 34 European & North American nations signed the Charter of Paris, officially ending this "War" |
Cold War |
400 |
July 11, 1994 |
| On Feb. 11, 1975 this person succeeded Edward Heath as leader of Britain's Conservatives |
Margaret Thatcher |
500 |
July 11, 1994 |
| In 1967 this leader of the Cuban revolution was captured in Bolivia & executed |
Che Guevara |
100 |
March 15, 1994 |
| Name given the 2 Israeli-Egyptian agreements signed in the U.S. Sept. 17, 1978 |
the Camp David Accords |
200 |
March 15, 1994 |
| Between 1952 & 1956 this secret society operated within the Kikuyu Tribe in Kenya |
the Mau-Mau |
300 |
March 15, 1994 |
| In 1945 South African leader Jan Smuts helped draft this in San Francisco |
the U.N. Charter |
400 |
March 15, 1994 |
| On Dec. 2, 1982 an artificial heart designed by this man was installed in Dr. Barney Clark |
(Dr. Robert ) Jarvik |
500 |
March 15, 1994 |
| This canal officially opened August 15, 1914 |
the Panama Canal |
100 |
November 11, 1993 |
| James Doolittle led the surprise air raid on this country April 18, 1942 |
Japan |
200 |
November 11, 1993 |
| In 1931, while people read "The Good Earth", thousands of miles of this Asian country flooded |
China |
300 |
November 11, 1993 |
| A May 18, 1954 L.A. Times headline read "Supreme Court Outlaws" this "in Schools |
"Segregation" |
400 |
November 11, 1993 |
| After conquering Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary set off to find this creature; he didn't succeed |
the abominable snowman (yeti) |
500 |
November 11, 1993 |
| After 16 years in office, Pierre Trudeau resigned as this country's prime minister in 1984 |
Canada |
100 |
May 28, 1991 |
| Every bank in America had to close the day after he took office as president |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
200 |
May 28, 1991 |
| On Halloween night 1961 the body of this Georgian was removed from display in Lenin's tomb |
Stalin |
300 |
May 28, 1991 |
| In 1936 Mussolini first used this word to describe the Rome-Berlin alliance |
the Axis |
400 |
May 28, 1991 |
| The U.S. had a mutual security pact with this island nation until 1978, when we no longer recognized it |
Taiwan |
500 |
May 28, 1991 |
| The Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 was an attempt to topple the regime of this dictator |
Castro |
100 |
May 17, 1991 |
| Carrying guests of honor, the Ancon was the first ship to pass through this waterway in August 1914 |
the Panama Canal |
200 |
May 17, 1991 |
| In 1983, for the first time in its history, this organization agreed to cut the price of crude oil |
OPEC |
300 |
May 17, 1991 |
| In 1969 he received a 99-year prison sentence for the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |
(James Earl) Ray |
400 |
May 17, 1991 |
| One of two U.S. states admitted to the Union in 1912 |
(1 of) Arizona (or New Mexico) |
|
May 17, 1991 |
| In 1990 the Soviet parliament gave him power to rule the economy by decree until March 1992 |
Gorbachev |
100 |
February 8, 1991 |
| In January 1970 Pan Am made the first regularly scheduled flight of this jumbo jet |
the 747 |
200 |
February 8, 1991 |
| On Dec.16, 1971 East Pakistan became this country |
Bangladesh |
300 |
February 8, 1991 |
| Site of a major WWII battle, this largest island in the Ryukyu chain was returned to Japan in 1972 |
Okinawa |
400 |
February 8, 1991 |
| This pair was arrested for the murder of a shoe factory paymaster in 1920 & executed in 1927 |
Sacco & Vanzetti |
500 |
February 8, 1991 |
| Now a museum in Groton, Conn., the USS Nautilus was the first submarine to be powered by this |
nuclear energy |
100 |
September 17, 1990 |
| This European country elected its first Socialist premier, Bettino Craxi, in 1983 |
Italy |
200 |
September 17, 1990 |
| One of the few disputes this organization was able to arbitrate was between Greece & Bulgaria in 1925 |
the League of Nations |
300 |
September 17, 1990 |
| He was a top race car driver before becoming the most famous flying ace of World War I |
(Eddie) Rickenbacker |
400 |
September 17, 1990 |
| 2 of the 3 Soviet heads of state who died in office in the 1980s |
(2 of) Chernenko & Andropov (or Leonid Brezhnev |
500 |
September 17, 1990 |
| It wasn't until 1943 that the U.S. Gov't required employers to do this before taxes were due |
Withholding |
100 |
December 8, 1989 |
| To mark the 5th centennial of American exploration, this nation will host a 1992 Olympics & a World's Fair |
Spain |
200 |
December 8, 1989 |
| After the 1968 N.H. primary this Democrat announced his candidacy; 3 months later, he was assassinated |
Robert F. Kennedy |
300 |
December 8, 1989 |
| During the Easter Rebellion in 1916 a group of rebels declared this country a republic |
Ireland |
400 |
December 8, 1989 |
| Britain issued only 4 different postage stamps during the reign of this king |
Edward VIII |
|
December 8, 1989 |
| In 1906 this young Indian lawyer began his 1st campaign of civil disobedience in South Africa |
Mahatma Gandhi |
100 |
October 5, 1989 |
| Famous ones of these in the 1950s included Needles, Middleground & Native Dancer |
horses |
200 |
October 5, 1989 |
| Jewish holiday on which Egypt & Syria attacked Israeli forces October 6, 1973 |
Yom Kippur |
300 |
October 5, 1989 |
| In May 1987 a monument was unveiled near Lakehurst, N.J. commemorating this 1937 disaster |
the Hindenburg |
400 |
October 5, 1989 |
| He was made president of Indonesia for life in 1963, lost the title in 1967 & died in 1970 |
Sukarno |
500 |
October 5, 1989 |
| One was 1st detonated on July 15, 1945, just 12 days before Hiroshima |
atomic bomb |
100 |
January 8, 1987 |
| In 1919, 21 people drowned in Boston when a tank of this sweet collasped |
molasses |
200 |
January 8, 1987 |
| Though fighting stopped in this year, the U.S. war with Germany didn't officially end until 1921 |
1918 |
300 |
January 8, 1987 |
| Both Queen Elizabeth & Pres. Eisenhower were present at the opening of this waterway in 1959 |
Saint Lawrence Seaway |
400 |
January 8, 1987 |
| Unjustly convicted of treason, in July 1906 this French officer was retried & found innocent |
(Alfred) Dreyfus |
500 |
January 8, 1987 |