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“FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY”
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“FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION”
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(BATTLE OF) BUNKER HILL
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(BATTLE OF) FORT SUMTER
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(BECAUSE OF) THE 22ND AMENDMENT
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(BECAUSE OF) THE STATE’S POPULATION
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(BECAUSE THERE IS) ONE STAR FOR EACH STATE
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(BECAUSE THERE WERE) 13 ORIGINAL COLONIES
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(BOMBING OF) PEARL HARBOR
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(FOR) LIFE
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(FRANKLIN) ROOSEVELT
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(GLOBAL) WAR ON TERROR
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(IT STATES THAT THE) POWERS NOT GIVEN TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BELONG TO THE STATES OR TO THE PEOPLE.
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(JAMES) MADISON
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(THE BASIC) RIGHTS OF AMERICANS
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(THOMAS) JEFFERSON
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(U.S.) CONGRESS
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14TH AMENDMENT
Citizenship
1920
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A HOLIDAY TO CELEBRATE U.S. INDEPENDENCE (FROM BRITAIN)
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A HOLIDAY TO HONOR PEOPLE IN THE (U.S.) MILITARY
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A HOLIDAY TO HONOR SOLDIERS WHO DIED IN MILITARY SERVICE
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN
1809–1865
Other
ADA LOVELACE
1815–1852
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ADVISES THE PRESIDENT (OF THE UNITED STATES)
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AFRICANS
Citizenship
AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
Figures
ALBERT EINSTEIN
1879–1955
Other
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
1847–1922
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AMENDMENTS
Events
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
1861–1865
Art
AMERICAN GOTHIC
1930
Citizenship
AMERICAN INDIANS
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Other
ANDREW JOHNSON
1808–1875
Citizenship
ANSWERS WILL VARY
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APACHE
Events
APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING
July 1969
Other
APOLLO 13
1970
Other
ARETHA FRANKLIN
1942–2018
Events
ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND
1914
Documents
ATLANTIC CHARTER
1941
Citizenship
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Other
AUGUSTUS
63 BC–14 AD
Other
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER
2005–2008
Other
BACK TO THE FUTURE
1985
Events
BATTLE OF HASTINGS
1066
Events
BATTLE OF WATERLOO
1815
Documents
BAYEUX TAPESTRY
c. 1070s
Citizenship
BE BORN IN THE UNITED STATES, UNDER THE CONDITIONS SET BY THE 14TH AMENDMENT
Citizenship
BECAUSE GERMANY ATTACKED U.S. (CIVILIAN) SHIPS
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BERLIN WALL
1961–1989
Other
BEYONCÉ
1981–present
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BIG BEN
1859–present
Other
BILL OF RIGHTS 1689
1689
Events
BLACK DEATH
1346–1353
Other
BLACK PANTHER
2018
Other
BOB MARLEY
1945–1981
Events
BOSTON TEA PARTY
1773
Other
BREAKING BAD
2008–2013
Art
CAMPBELL'S SOUP CANS
1962
Citizenship
CAPITALISM
Landmarks
CARNAC STONES
c. 4500–3300 BC
Other
CASABLANCA
1942
Other
CHARLES DE GAULLE
1890–1970
Events
CHERNOBYL DISASTER
1986
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CHICHEN ITZA
c. 600–1200 AD
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CHRIST THE REDEEMER
1922–1931
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
1451–1506
Other
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE
1564–1593
Other
CITIZEN KANE
1941
Citizenship
CITIZENS
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CITIZENS EIGHTEEN (18) AND OLDER (CAN VOTE).
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CITIZENS FROM THEIR (CONGRESSIONAL) DISTRICT
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CITIZENS FROM THEIR STATE
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CITIZENS IN THEIR (CONGRESSIONAL) DISTRICT
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CITIZENS OF THEIR STATE
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CLEOPATRA
69–30 BCE
Documents
CODE OF HAMMURABI
c. 1754 BCE
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COLOSSEUM
70–80 AD
Citizenship
COMMUNISM
Events
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
1962
Events
D-DAY (NORMANDY LANDINGS)
June 6 1944
Art
DAVID (MICHELANGELO)
1501–1504
Other
DAVID BOWIE
1947–2016
Documents
DEAD SEA SCROLLS
c. 3rd c. BCE – 1st c. CE
Documents
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
1776
Art
DISCUS THROWER (DISCOBOLUS)
c. 450 BCE
Other
DOCTOR WHO
1963–present
Other
DOLLY PARTON
1946–present
Other
DOMESDAY BOOK
1086
Citizenship
DONALD TRUMP
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EIFFEL TOWER
1887–1889
Other
ELVIS PRESLEY
1935–1977
Other
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
1863
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EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
1930–1931
Documents
EPIC OF GILGAMESH
c. 2100 BCE
Citizenship
EQUAL REPRESENTATION (FOR SMALL STATES)
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EQUALITY
Citizenship
EVERYONE MUST FOLLOW THE LAW.
Citizenship
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Events
FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL
1989
Events
FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
476 CE
Other
FERDINAND MAGELLAN
1480–1521
Citizenship
FIRST SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
Citizenship
FIVE (5)
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FORMS THE GOVERNMENT
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FOUGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
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FOUGHT TO END RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
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FOUNDED THE FIRST FREE PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Citizenship
FOUR (4) YEARS
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FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE (435)
Other
FREDERICK DOUGLASS
1818–1895
Citizenship
FREED THE SLAVES
Citizenship
FREED THE SLAVES (EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION)
Citizenship
FREEDOM
Citizenship
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Events
FRENCH REVOLUTION
1789–1799
Other
FRIENDS
1994–2004
Figures
GALILEO GALILEI
1564–1642
Other
GAME OF THRONES
2011–2019
Citizenship
GENERAL DURING WORLD WAR II
Other
GEOFFREY CHAUCER
c. 1343–1400
Documents
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
1863
Art
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
c. 1665
Citizenship
GIVE UP LOYALTY TO OTHER COUNTRIES
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GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA
c. 2560 BC
Landmarks
GREAT WALL OF CHINA
7th century BCE – 17th century CE
Art
GUERNICA
1937
Documents
GUTENBERG BIBLE
c. 1455
Other
HADRIAN'S WALL
122 AD
Other
HATSHEPSUT
c. 1507–1458 BC
Other
HENRY FORD
1863–1947
Citizenship
HIGH TAXES
Events
HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI BOMBINGS
August 1945
Other
I LOVE LUCY
1951–1957
Other
IMPRESSION, SUNRISE
1872
Events
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
1760–1840
Events
INVENTION OF THE PRINTING PRESS
c. 1440
Other
IRON CURTAIN CHECKPOINT
c. 1947–1991
Other
ISAAC NEWTON
1643–1727
Citizenship
IT DECIDES WHO IS ELECTED PRESIDENT.
Citizenship
IT SAYS AMERICA IS FREE FROM BRITISH CONTROL.
Other
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
1889–1964
Other
JAWS
1975
Citizenship
JD VANCE
Events
JFK ASSASSINATION
1963
Other
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
1685–1750
Citizenship
JOHN ROBERTS
Figures
JULIUS CAESAR
100–44 BCE
Citizenship
JULY 4, 1776
Other
JURASSIC PARK
1993
Other
KOREAN DMZ
1953–Present
Art
LAS MENINAS
1656
Citizenship
LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIAL
Figures
LEONARDO DA VINCI
1452–1519
Citizenship
LIGHT BULB
Citizenship
LONGEST ECONOMIC RECESSION IN MODERN HISTORY
Other
LOUIS ARMSTRONG
1901–1971
Citizenship
LOUISIANA TERRITORY
Other
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
1770–1827
Other
M*A*S*H
1972–1983
Landmarks
MACHU PICCHU
c. 1450–1540
Other
MAD MEN
2007–2015
Other
MADONNA
1958–present
Documents
MAGNA CARTA
1215
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MAHATMA GANDHI
1869–1948
Other
MALCOLM X
1925–1965
Figures
MARCO POLO
1254–1324
Other
MARCUS AURELIUS
121–180 AD
Figures
MARIE CURIE
1867–1934
Figures
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
1929–1968
Other
MICHAEL JACKSON
1958–2009
Other
MICHELANGELO
1475–1564
Citizenship
MIKE JOHNSON
Other
MILES DAVIS
1926–1991
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MOAI OF EASTER ISLAND
c. 1250–1500 CE
Art
MONA LISA
c. 1503–1519
Landmarks
MOTHERLAND CALLS
1959–1967
Figures
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
1769–1821
Other
NEFERTITI
c. 1370–1330 BC
Other
NELSON MANDELA
1918–2013
Other
NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN
1869–1940
Citizenship
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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NEW YEAR’S DAY
Citizenship
NEW YORK (HARBOR)
Art
NIGHTHAWKS
1942
Other
NIKOLA TESLA
1856–1943
Citizenship
NINE (9)
Other
NIRVANA
1987–1994
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ONE HUNDRED (100)
Citizenship
OUT OF MANY, ONE
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PANTHEON
c. 113–125 AD
Other
PARASITE
2019
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PARTHENON
447–432 BC
Events
PEARL HARBOR ATTACK
December 7 1941
Art
PIETA (MICHELANGELO)
1498–1499
Citizenship
PRESIDENT (OF THE UNITED STATES)
Other
PRINCE
1958–2016
Citizenship
PRINT PAPER MONEY
Citizenship
PROVIDE SCHOOLING AND EDUCATION
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PULA ARENA
27 BC–68 AD
Other
PULP FICTION
1994
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PYRAMID OF THE SUN
c. 200 AD
Other
QUEEN
1970–present
Other
RAPHAEL
1483–1520
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REPUBLIC
Citizenship
REQUIRED BY LAW
Citizenship
REVIEWS LAWS
Other
RMS LUSITANIA
1915
Events
RMS TITANIC
April 1912
Other
ROSALIND FRANKLIN
1920–1958
Documents
ROSETTA STONE
196 BCE
Other
SCHINDLER'S LIST
1993
Other
SEINFELD
1989–1998
Citizenship
SELF-GOVERNMENT
Citizenship
SENATE AND HOUSE (OF REPRESENTATIVES)
Events
SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS
2001
Other
SEVEN SAMURAI
1954
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SIGNS BILLS INTO LAW
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SIX (6) YEARS
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SO ONE PART DOES NOT BECOME TOO POWERFUL
Citizenship
SOVIET UNION
Other
SPIRITED AWAY
2001
Other
SPUTNIK 1
1957
Other
STAR TREK
1966–1969
Other
STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE
1977
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STATUE OF LIBERTY
dedicated 1886
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STEP PYRAMID OF DJOSER
c. 2670 BC
Other
STEVIE WONDER
1950–present
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STONEHENGE
c. 3000–2000 BCE
Other
STRANGER THINGS
2016–present
Other
SUCCESSION
2018–2023
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SUPREME COURT
Citizenship
SUSAN B. ANTHONY
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TAJ MAHAL
1632–1653
Other
TAYLOR SWIFT
1989–present
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TEMPLE OF LUXOR
c. 1400 BC
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TERRORISTS ATTACKED THE UNITED STATES
Other
THE BEATLES
1960–1970
Art
THE BIRTH OF VENUS
c. 1485
Citizenship
THE CIVIL WAR
Documents
THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO
1848
Art
THE CREATION OF ADAM
c. 1508–1512
Other
THE CROWN
2016–2023
Other
THE DARK KNIGHT
2008
Other
THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR
1990–1996
Art
THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS
c. 1490–1510
Other
THE GODFATHER
1972
Citizenship
THE GREAT CRASH (1929)
Art
THE GREAT WAVE OFF KANAGAWA
c. 1831
Other
THE KISS
1907–1908
Art
THE LAST SUPPER
c. 1495–1498
Other
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
2001
Other
THE MATRIX
1999
Art
THE NIGHT WATCH
1642
Other
THE OFFICE
2005–2013
Other
THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY
1931
Citizenship
THE PRESIDENT (OF THE UNITED STATES)
Art
THE SCREAM
1893
Other
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
1994
Other
THE SIMPSONS
1989–present
Other
THE SOPRANOS
1999–2007
Citizenship
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
Art
THE STARRY NIGHT
1889
Art
THE THINKER
1904
Other
THE TWILIGHT ZONE
1959–1964
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THE UNITED STATES
Citizenship
THE VICE PRESIDENT (OF THE UNITED STATES)
Other
THE WIRE
2002–2008
Other
THE WIZARD OF OZ
1939
Other
THE X-FILES
1993–2018
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THEATRE OF DIONYSUS
c. 6th century BC
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THEY HELPED PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE (U.S.) CONSTITUTION.
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THOMAS EDISON
1847–1931
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TIKAL
c. 200–900 AD
Other
TITANIC
1997
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TO BE INDEPENDENT (OF POLITICS)
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TO FORCE THE IRAQI MILITARY FROM KUWAIT
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TO MORE CLOSELY FOLLOW PUBLIC OPINION
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TO STOP THE SPREAD OF COMMUNISM
Other
TOY STORY
1995
Documents
TREATY OF VERSAILLES
1919
Documents
TWELVE TABLES
451 BCE
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TWENTY-SEVEN (27)
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TWO (2)
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TWO (2) YEARS
Other
ULYSSES S. GRANT
1822–1885
Documents
UNITED STATES BILL OF RIGHTS
1791
Documents
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
1948
Documents
US CONSTITUTION
1787
Other
USS ARIZONA
1916–1941
Other
VASCO DA GAMA
c. 1460–1524
Art
VENUS DE MILO
c. 150 BCE
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VOTE
Citizenship
WAR OF 1812
Citizenship
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Other
WATER LILIES
1890s–1920s
Other
WHITNEY HOUSTON
1963–2012
Figures
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
1564–1616
Figures
WINSTON CHURCHILL
1874–1965
Other
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
1756–1791
Events
WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE (19TH AMENDMENT)
1920
Events
WORLD WAR I
1914–1918
Events
WORLD WAR II
1939–1945
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WRIGHT BROTHERS
1867–1948
Citizenship
WRITER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
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WRITES LAWS