PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM RECIPIENTS |
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RARELY QUOTED SHAKESPEARE LINES |
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The first African-American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he was later Secretary of State |
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For the son of your niece |
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Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. was built in 1929 to house the annual convention for this women's organization |
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Prospero, Act IV, Scene i: "Hey, mountain, hey!" |
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With 20 million people in its greater metro area, this Brazilian city is South America's most populous |
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Its title song asks, "What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play" |
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In mathematics, a 3-dimensional geometric body with a surface that's equidistant from its center at all points |
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Betty Friedan was one of the founders of this organization & also served as its first president |
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Malcolm, Act II, Scene iii: "O, by whom?" |
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(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Hanoi, Vietnam.) Hanoi's old quarter consists of 36 streets; Hang Ma specializes in papermaking, but I also stopped off at Hang Bac for some silver & Hang Bun for some noodles, as each street traditionally matches up with one of these organizations of craftsmen |
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A song from this musical says, "You've got to pick a pocket or two" |
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The first group of medals bestowed by President Obama included one to this South African archbishop |
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For the large peninsula made up of parts of southeast Mexico, northern Guatemala & Belize |
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Its third Rainbow Warrior ship took to the ocean in 2011 |
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Regan, Act IV, Scene v: "Himself in person there?" |
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Brisbane is the capital city of this "royal" Australian state |
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"Do You Hear The People Sing?" & "Bring Him Home" are songs from this musical |
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It must have been a real garden party when this "Garden Party" playwright & Czech president got the medal |
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For one of the clustered sections on a head of broccoli or cauliflower |
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Brother of Aldous, biologist Julian Huxley co-founded this organization that uses a panda in its logo |
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Mercutio, Act I, Scene iv: "And so did I" |
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Banda Aceh in this country sustained heavy damage from the 2004 tsunami |
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(Hi. I'm Debra Messing.) A heroine of mine growing up was Barbra Streisand & one of my favorite show tunes is "Don't Rain On My Parade", which she introduced in this musical |
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She wasn't just the owner--she was also the publisher of the Washington Post |
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For unusually severe laws like those promulgated by a 600s B.C. Athenian statesman |
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It was founded in 1957 by a single mom & a single dad to help & support other single moms & dads |
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Dromio of Syracuse, Act II, Scene ii: "Basting" |
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In 1907 a 500,000-year-old "man" was found near & named for this southwest German city |
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Act I of "Wicked" ends with this high-flying song |
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