|
|
|
| SPORTS FIRSTS ON THE FIRST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| The well-meant Dawes Act of 1887 divided these Indian areas into individual parcels of land |
|
|
|
| The pattern on this Christmas favorite may have come from the barber pole |
|
|
|
| On June 1, 1925, pinch hitting for Pee Wee Wanninger, he played his first of 2,130 games in a row |
|
|
|
| This insulin disorder, the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S., can lead to kidney failure & amputations |
|
|
|
| To expel an attorney from the legal profession |
|
|
|
| This distinctive aroma of a wine can also mean a group of cut flowers |
|
|
|
| Mahicans lived along the Hudson; Mohegans lived in Connecticut; Mohicans were created by this author |
|
|
|
| It's a good ship for Shirley Temple, & a bad woods to get lost in while playing Candy Land |
|
|
|
| On February 1, 1970 Dave Balon pulled off his first one of these in his pro hockey career |
|
|
|
| [Here comes Bill Nye, The Science Guy] The north pole on a bar magnet will attract this pole on another bar magnet |
|
|
|
| To hop down from your camel or horse |
|
|
|
| Often a "Jeopardy!" category, it's a fragrant mixture of dried flower petals & spices |
|
|
|
| The Plains Indians' parfleche was a bag made of this, also a Clint Eastwood TV show |
|
|
|
| The "Candy Man" Sammy sang about was this one played by Gene Wilder |
|
|
|
| On January 1, 1935 Bucknell beat Miami 26-zip in the first playing of this bowl game |
|
|
|
| A "Mission to" this planet would be about 34.6 million miles, or its closest approach to Earth |
|
|
|
| The controller of a fleet of taxis |
|
|
|
| A strong, earthy smell, or the type of music George Clinton plays |
|
|
|
| To white settlers, the beads with this Indian name were currency; the Indians turned them into belts, as seen here |
|
|
|
| This late actor was a part owner of the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts |
|
|
|
| On April 1, 1990 he won the first tournament he played on the Senior PGA Tour by 4 strokes |
|
|
|
| Friction, as when a brake pad slows a wheel, converts kinetic energy into this |
|
|
|
| To be formally released from military service, we hope honorably |
|
|
|
| 3-word French term for perfumed bath water |
|
|
|
| This English word comes from a Delaware name for a turtle |
|
|
|
| "Hard Candy" was a 1954 collection of short stories by this "Rose Tattoo" playwright |
|
|
|
| On March 1, 1941 Elmer Layden, once part of this legendary quartet, was named the first NFL commissioner |
|
|
|
| Adjective for the simplest type of vibratory motion; it's seen (& heard) in violin strings |
|
|
|
|
| From the old French for "small bag", it's a small bag of powder used for scenting clothes or linens |
|