Mythological Heroes

To defeat some of his enemies, this son of Zeus turned them into stones

Perseus

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Authors

In June 1998 a museum dedicated to this author opened in Salinas, California

John Steinbeck

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Word History

One Mongol tribe or army, it came to mean "a vast number" because the fierce Mongol warriors seemed so numerous

horde

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First Names

Once considered too sacred to use, it was later the top girl's name from 1880 to the 1940s

Mary

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Legal Terms

In 1999 Britain replaced Latin legal terms with English ones; "witness summons" replaced this word

subpeona

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Famous Voyages

Capt. Robert Fitzroy of this ship argued that its scientific discoveries supported the Bible

the Beagle

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Authors

Author seen here with his son

A.A. Milne

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Entertainers

Lauren Bacall coined this name for a carousing group including Humphrey Bogart, Judy Garland & Frank Sinatra

Rat Pack

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Literature

This 1877 novel was written "to induce kindness, sympathy and an understanding treatment of horses"

Black Beauty

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Organizations

The emblem seen here is now used in countries where this organization's original emblem was controversial

The (International) Red Cross

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Final Resting Places

The monument on his grave in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y. is 12' high; in water depth that's 2 fathoms

Mark Twain

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Geography

Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, this is the largest country in area in the world

Russia

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Children's Literature

Her illustrations for 1890's "A Happy Pair" included elegantly dressed rabbits

Beatrix Potter

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The History of Cliffs Notes

In 1985 Cliffs Notes' "The Scarlet Letter" retook the top-selling spot; this book had briefly replaced it

1984

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American History

History was made on December 1, 1955 when bus driver James Blake called the police & had this person arrested

Rosa Parks

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Novel Inspiration

Novel inspired by a vision of a "pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together"

Frankenstein

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U.S. Presidents

He was the first president to use a middle name

John Quincy Adams

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The 50 States

The 2 states whose names end with the letter "Y"

Kentucky and New Jersey

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Medicine 1998

An aspirin-acetominophen-caffeine pill is the first FDA-approved over-the-counter pill for this malady

migraines

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