Presidential Inaugurations

He used more words in his one inaugural address than FDR used in all four of his

William Henry Harrison

Astronomer's Dictionary

This word comes from a Greek phrase meaning "circle of animals"

Zodiac

Business and Industry

McDonald's' 2 most successful promotional campaigns both involved these Happy Meal toys

Beanie babies

The Oscars

Only Pulitzer Prize-winning novels to become Oscar-winning “Best Pictures” are “All The King's Men” & this one

Gone with the Wind

Poem Titles

This poem says, "For all averred, I had killed the bird that made the breeze to blow"

Rime of the Ancient Mariner

WWII

FDR liked to rest near water, but because of fears after Pearl Harbor, this inland place was created for him

Camp David

Holidays and Observances

AT&T says more collect calls are made on this holiday than on any other day of the year

Father's Day

On Exhibit

The Chinese government, which controls all of these in the U.S., won't let a new one be named until it's 100 days old

giant pandas

The Grammys

In 2002 the soundtrack to this George Clooney film won album of the year, only the third to do so

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Man In Space

Mission that put the third man on the moon

Apollo 12

Scientists

He won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics primarily for his work on the photoelectric effect, not for relativity

Einstein

Science

Martin Klaproth named uranium after Uranus & this element after Uranus' children

Titanium

Pro Football Geography

Of all the U.S. states with 2 current NFL teams, it’s the only state the Mississippi River touches

Missouri

Food

In 1929 William Dreyer & Joseph Edy created this ice cream flavor, named in part to reflect the times ahead

Rocky road

Films and Authors

"The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T" in 1953 was the 1st live-action feature film from this author's works; a 2nd was released in 2000

Dr. Seuss

The Oscars

They're the only 2 trilogies in which all 3 of the films were nominated for Best Picture Oscars

Godfather and The Lord of the Rings