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Art Garfunkel, tsunami, Susan B. Anthony & Vivien Leigh

November 5, 2006

Topic: Art Garfunkel. Word: tsunami. Today in History: Susan B. Anthony, Ella Grasso, Monopoly. Birthdays: Vivien Leigh, Sam Shepard, Andrea McArdle.

Clarence Birdseye, gorgonize, First Opium War & Walker Evans

November 3, 2006

Topic: Clarence Birdseye. Word: gorgonize. Today in History: First Opium War, Panama, Laika. Birthdays: Walker Evans, Dennis Miller, Adam Ant.

Republic of Turkey, aegir, Black Tuesday & James Boswell

October 29, 2006

Topic: Republic of Turkey. Word: aegir. Today in History: Black Tuesday, Star of India, John Glenn. Birthdays: James Boswell, Winona Ryder, Richard Dreyfuss.

François Mitterand, tintinnabulation, Erie Canal & Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

October 26, 2006

Topic: François Mitterand. Word: tintinnabulation. Today in History: Erie Canal, gunfight at the OK Corral, The Beatles. Birthdays: Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Pat Sajak, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Mets, congeries, The Charge of the Light Brigade & Sarah Bernhardt

October 25, 2006

Topic: Mets. Word: congeries. Today in History: The Charge of the Light Brigade, UN, Operation Urgent Fury. Birthdays: Sarah Bernhardt, Pablo Picasso, Chad Smith.

John Le Carré, peripeteia, American Revolution & Charles Merrill

October 19, 2006

Topic: John Le Carré. Word: peripeteia. Today in History: American Revolution, Black Monday, Guildford Four. Birthdays: Charles Merrill, John Lithgow, Chris Kattan.

Maryland, catoptric, Louis XIV & Christian Friedrich Schönbein

October 18, 2006

Topic: Maryland. Word: catoptric. Today in History: Louis XIV, Alaska, Puerto Rico. Birthdays: Christian Friedrich Schönbein, Chuck Berry, Martina Navratilova.

Ralph Vaughan Williams, decubitus, Christopher Columbus & Elmer Sperry

October 12, 2006

Topic: Ralph Vaughan Williams. Word: decubitus. Today in History: Christopher Columbus, Oktoberfest, terrorism. Birthdays: Elmer Sperry, Luciano Pavarotti, Hugh Jackman.

Roger Waters, cloaca, William McKinley & Joseph Kennedy, Sr.

September 6, 2006

Topic: Roger Waters. Word: cloaca. Today in History: William McKinley, Star of David, Martina Navratilova. Birthdays: Joseph Kennedy, Sr., Robert Pirsig, Swoosie Kurtz.

Martha Stewart, opera & Elisha Graves Otis

August 3, 2006

Topic: Martha Stewart. Today in History: opera, WWI, Statue of Liberty. Birthdays: Elisha Graves Otis, Martin Sheen, Tony Bennett.

J.K. Rowling, Trinidad & Primo Levi

July 31, 2006

Topic: J.K. Rowling. Today in History: Trinidad, potash, NYSE. Birthdays: Primo Levi, Gary Lewis, Wesley Snipes.

Parkinson's Law, Baltimore & Emily Brontë

July 30, 2006

Topic: Parkinson's Law. Today in History: Baltimore, paperback, double agent. Birthdays: Emily Brontë, Henry Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger.