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Versailles
On Sept. 1, 1715 Louis XIV died in this city, site of a fabulous palace he built.
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The Beatles
This band from the 1960's, made girls faint with there classics. Hint : Just Let it Be
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1787
It was in this year that the constitution was drafted
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Hamlet
"To be or not to be" came from this play written by William Shakespeare
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Good morning Vietnam
Robin Williams plays a funny radio host during a war in this movie.
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Catalina
Around 1542 explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovered this island off L.A. & it's believed he's buried there too.
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Elton John
He flew high as a kite with the hit song rocket man
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LBJ
This president succeeded JFK
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Don't get thrown off with the title of this bird, Harper Lee is a tricky one.
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Forrest Gump
"Stupid is as stupid does" in this movie
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Charles Dickens
Hard times," indeed! A giant quake struck New Madrid, Mo., on Feb. 7, 1812, the day this author struck England.
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Journey
They didn't stop believin' with their classic rock songs in the 80s.
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David Cameron
This british prime minister stepped down due to brexit
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The art of the deal
Donald Trump wrote this book about the masterpiece behind business.
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The Outsiders
This movie was also a novel about the social classes in highschool written by S.E. Hinton
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1977
"Elvis is dead. No, he just went home." It was in this year the King passed away
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Don McLean
"Bye Bye Miss American Pie" this artist sold his lyrics in 2015 for 2.2 Million dollars.
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Spiro Agnew
The vice president for Richard Nixon that did not later become a president.
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pre-fix
this is placed before the root word.
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Vice
This movie released in 2018 shows a comedy version of Dick Cheney's career.
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1803
It as on this date that the Louisiana Purchase was complete.
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ZZ Top
This band was a sharp dressed man with their hard rock.
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Andrew Johnson
This president was the first to be impeached in 1868
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J.D. Sallinger
The author of the catcher in the rye
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
This movie is about a rebellious teenager played by Matthew Broderick who plans to skip school a day.
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