'TWAS THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS |
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In 1799 Col. Henry Lee eulogized this President as "First in war, first in peace & first in the hearts of his countrymen" |
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Joseph was the founder of the Mormon religion & Will is the Fresh Prince of hip hop |
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Rollin', rollin', rollin'...like cattle, a group of walruses is called this |
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Shikoku, the smallest of this country's 4 main islands, is also its least populous |
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A virtual museum on the web is devoted to 100 years of these devices that apply radiant heat to slices of bread |
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"A spot of" this beverage is produced by steeping leaves in freshly boiled water |
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Boxing Day began in the Middle Ages when lords in this island nation gave gifts to their servants on Dec. 26 |
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Daniel performed the first successful open heart surgery & Robin was absent-minded in "Flubber" |
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For centuries sailors have thought these sea animals swimming near a ship was a lucky sign |
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The Denmark Strait separates Iceland from this much larger island |
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The Shrine of the Book, which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, is a wing of this country's national museum |
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Mao Tse Tung, a leader of this country, began his "Long March" through life on Dec. 26, 1893 |
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John Paul was a Revolutionary War naval hero & James Earl was the voice of Mufasa in "The Lion King" |
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Common in Australia, this type of shark named for a striped feline can be 15 feet long |
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Trinacria was the ancient name for this island off the tip of Italy's "toe" |
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A museum at Cape Elizabeth, Maine devoted to one of these structures is housed in the former keeper's quarters |
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In the names of diseases, it follows small & chicken |
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In 1994 "The Glass Menagerie" broke for the first time in public at the Civic Theatre in this "Windy City" |
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Jefferson ran the Confederate States & Al runs the Oakland Raiders |
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This string of islands extends westward about 1,200 miles from the Alaskan peninsula |
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This London museum's Department of Egyptian Antiquities houses the Rosetta Stone |
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A pledge or promise, such as one made during a wedding ceremony |
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On Dec. 26, 1989 this woman scientist & her husband Pierre discovered radium |
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Andrew was the first President to be impeached & Michael is an Olympic gold medal track & field runner |
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AKA the sea cow, this mammal closely related to the dugong can eat more than 100 pounds of plants a day |
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The origin of this South Pacific island's giant statues seen here is unknown |
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The Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, Florida honors several heroes including this first American in space |
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It's the center part of a wheel, or the center of an activity |
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