NOBEL LAUREATES IN LITERATURE |
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IT HAPPENED ON CHRISTMAS EVE |
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1938: "For her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China" |
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If you're at the Superdome for an NFL game, you'll hear this song made famous by Louis Armstrong in 1939 |
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Said to make the creamiest & best version, Ricotta can be the namesake ingredient in this dessert |
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On Dec. 24, 1943 this U.S. general was appointed Supreme Allied Commander |
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The Motion Picture Association of America gave us this term meaning explicit or obscene |
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1958: "For his important achievement... in the field of the great Russian epic tradition" |
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"Spirits In The Material World" is an aptly titled song on this 1981 Police album |
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Logically enough, Genoise was developed in this European city |
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Principle, Marshall, Pumpkin Eater |
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Destroying more than 35,000 volumes, a fire devastated this location in Washington, D.C. on Christmas Eve 1851 |
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This shortened term for a weapon appeared as early as August 1945 |
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1970: "For the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions" of Russian literature |
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Cash registers ring for Shania Twain in this song that says "We live in a greedy little world" |
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It's the geographic-sounding name of the cake seen here |
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Christmas Island in the Pacific gets its name from its Christmas Eve 1777 discovery by this British explorer |
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One of the first versions of this, in Michigan in 1956, had the kids hitting off a metal pipe |
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2005: "Who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle" |
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In a Journey title, it comes between "Lovin'" & "Squeezin'" |
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A sponge cake without egg yolks or butter, it's fat free, pure white, &, as its name implies, a little piece of heaven |
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The War of 1812 was officially ended by the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on Dec. 24 of this year |
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A double bend in a road, or a record label with Tom Jones on its roster |
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1932: "For his distinguished art of narration which takes its highest form in 'The Forsyte Saga'" |
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"You think you're alone until you realize you're in it" are lyrics in this voyeuristic Elvis Costello song |
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It's the festive name of the cake seen here |
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Pound, Cornell, Better Than |
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Held on spying charges by this nation, the crew of the USS Pueblo returned to the U.S. for Christmas 1968 |
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In varying sizes, this versatile item holds almost anything together & is especially useful when glue is drying |
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