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Historical Event Game
P.S.The trial received a tremendous amount of national publicity. It has been compared to the later trials of Bruno Hauptmann, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg and O.J. Simpson as a landmark in media coverage of legal proceedings.
“Lizzie Borden took an axe
And gave her mother forty whacks.
When she saw what she had done
She gave her father forty-one.”
This anonymous rhyme was [allegedly:] used to sell newspapers even though in reality her stepmother suffered 18 or 19 blows, her father 11. Though acquitted for the crimes, Lizzie Borden was ostracized by neighbors following the trial. Her name was again brought to public attention when she was accused of shoplifting in 1897.
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1. Shoe polish.
2. Claimed to have a photographic memory.
3. Clerk at a law office.
4. Freelance legal reporter.
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Jarred wrote: "Eleanor of Aquitaine? My medieval history is a bit rusty but the Mother of 3 Kings is what's sticking in my head."Henry (declared when Henry II was still alive,) Richard, John.
Manuel wrote: "Initially I thought 11 million was a reference to WWI dead.
The clue that grabbed my attention was #4-the bus.
I remember the movie was kind of exciting. The Israeli agent who was going t..."
Manuel wrote: "
Initially I thought 11 million was a reference to WWI dead.
The clue that grabbed my attention was #4-the bus.
I remember the movie was kind of exciting. The Israeli agent who was going t..."
Yes, Garabaldi Street"
Person1. changed religion
2. epitome of neutrality
3. very influential relatives
4. extremely attractive
Person 1. changed religion
2. epitome of neutrality
3. very influential relatives
4. extremely attractive
5. very ambitious family
6. still-born first child, lead to drastic changes for Britain
Person 1. changed religion
2. epitome of neutrality
3. very influential relatives
4. extremely attractive
5. very ambitious family
6. still-born first child, lead to drastic changes for Britain
7. became a favorite of Napoleon and the Tsar and the Prince Regent
Person 1. changed religion//became a Roman Catholic
2. epitome of neutrality
3. very influential relatives
4. extremely attractive
5. very ambitious family
6. still-born first child, lead to drastic changes for Britain
7. became a favorite of Napoleon and the Tsar and the Prince Regent
8. became known as history's greatest match maker
Person 1. changed religion//became a Roman Catholic
2. epitome of neutrality
3. very influential relatives
4. extremely attractive
5. very ambitious family
6. still-born first child, lead to drastic changes for Britain
7. became a favorite of Napoleon and the Tsar and the Prince Regent
8. became known as history's greatest match maker
9. death of first spouse plunged Britain into deep mourning, not seen again until death of Princess Diana.
Laura wrote: "This is both an event and a thing:1. journalist
2. bathtub
3. friend of the people
4. David
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Person 1. changed religion//became a Roman Catholic
2. epitome of neutrality
3. very influential relatives
4. extremely attractive
5. very ambitious family
6. still-born first child, lead to drastic changes for Britain
7. became a favorite of Napoleon and the Tsar and the Prince Regent
8. became known as history's greatest match maker
9. death of first spouse plunged Britain into deep mourning, not seen again until death of Princess Diana.
10. established a dynasty still in power today.
Person 1. changed religion//became a Roman Catholic
2. epitome of neutrality
3. very influential relatives
4. extremely attractive
5. very ambitious family
6. still-born first child, lead to drastic changes for Britain
7. became a favorite of Napoleon and the Tsar and the Prince Regent
8. became known as history's greatest match maker
9. death of first spouse plunged Britain into deep mourning, not seen again until death of Princess Diana.
10. established a dynasty still in power today.
11. established first railroad line in Europe
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Bravo!I never doubted you would get this Susanna.
Clues explained1. changed religion//became a Roman Catholic
2. epitome of neutrality // liked by all
3. very influential relatives // Saxecoburgs=studfarm of Europe
4. extremely attractive
5. very ambitious family //married into many European royal families and started another ruling dynasty in Bulgaria
6. still-born first child, lead to drastic changes for Britain// started race among George III son's to produce a legitimate heir...the result was VICTORIA
7. became a favorite of Napoleon and the Tsar and the Prince Regent
8. became known as history's greatest match maker//his sister married the Duke of Kent, they produced VICTORIA. Got his nephew married to Victoria.
9. death of first spouse plunged Britain into deep mourning, not seen again until death of Princess Diana.// Princess Charlotte was the only legitimate heir to George III's and George IV's throne.
10. established a dynasty still in power today.//in Belgium
11. established first railroad line in Europe //in Belgium
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1. Educated mostly in France.
2. A very young Commodore.
3. Tried to break Jay Gould's transatlantic cable monopoly.
4. Fan of polo.
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1. Educated mostly in France.
2. A very young Commodore.
3. Tried to break Jay Gould's transatlantic cable monopoly.
4. Fan of polo.
5. Fan of yachting.
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1. Educated mostly in France.
2. A very young Commodore.
3. Tried to break Jay Gould's transatlantic cable monopoly.
4. Fan of polo.
5. Fan of yachting.
6. Fan of auto-racing.
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1. Educated mostly in France.
2. A very young Commodore.
3. Tried to break Jay Gould's transatlantic cable monopoly.
4. Fan of polo.
5. Fan of yachting.
6. Fan of auto-racing.
7. Obsessed with owls.
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1. Educated mostly in France.
2. A very young Commodore.
3. Tried to break Jay Gould's transatlantic cable monopoly.
4. Fan of polo.
5. Fan of yachting.
6. Fan of auto-racing.
7. Obsessed with owls.
8. Took over the family business at 25.
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1. Educated mostly in France.
2. A very young Commodore.
3. Tried to break Jay Gould's transatlantic cable monopoly.
4. Fan of polo.
5. Fan of yachting.
6. Fan of auto-racing.
7. Obsessed with owls.
8. Took over the family business at 25.
9. Sponsored "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
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1. Educated mostly in France.
2. A very young Commodore.
3. Tried to break Jay Gould's transatlantic cable monopoly.
4. Fan of polo.
5. Fan of yachting.
6. Fan of auto-racing.
7. Obsessed with owls.
8. Took over the family business at 25.
9. Sponsored "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
10. Won transatlantic yachting race.
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1. Educated mostly in France.
2. A very young Commodore.
3. Tried to break Jay Gould's transatlantic cable monopoly.
4. Fan of polo.
5. Fan of yachting.
6. Fan of auto-racing.
7. Obsessed with owls.
8. Took over the family business at 25.
9. Sponsored "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
10. Won transatlantic yachting race.
11. Sponsored polar expedition that ended tragically.
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1. Educated mostly in France.
2. A very young Commodore.
3. Tried to break Jay Gould's transatlantic cable monopoly.
4. Fan of polo.
5. Fan of yachting.
6. Fan of auto-racing.
7. Obsessed with owls.
8. Took over the family business at 25.
9. Sponsored "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
10. Won transatlantic yachting race.
11. Sponsored polar expedition that ended tragically.
12. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.
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1. Educated mostly in France.
2. A very young Commodore.
3. Tried to break Jay Gould's transatlantic cable monopoly.
4. Fan of polo.
5. Fan of yachting.
6. Fan of auto-racing.
7. Obsessed with owls.
8. Took over the family business at 25.
9. Sponsored "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
10. Won transatlantic yachting race.
11. Sponsored polar expedition that ended tragically.
12. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War, by personal appointment of Abraham Lincoln.
13. Engagement to a socialite broken off after the unfortunate public-urination-at-dinner-party incident. Possibly involving a grand piano.
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1. Educated mostly in France.
2. A very young Commodore. The youngest ever Commodore of the New York Yacht Club.
3. Tried to break Jay Gould's transatlantic cable monopoly. He founded the Commercial Cable Company in the attempt.
4. Fan of polo. Brought polo to the U.S. He organized the first match, played at Dickel's Riding Academy on 39th and 5th Avenue in New York, in 1876.
5. Fan of yachting. Founded the Gordon Bennett Cup.
6. Fan of auto-racing. Founded the Gordon Bennett Cup, contested in France (Paris to Lyon), then in England or Ireland, in the years 1900-1905.
7. Obsessed with owls. Had them all over his office.
8. Took over the family business at 25. The business being the New York Herald.
9. Sponsored "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" Paid for Stanley's expedition.
10. Won transatlantic yachting race. The first one, in 1866, was won by his Henrietta, in a bit over 13 days.
11. Sponsored polar expedition that ended tragically. The ill-fated expedition of George Washington De Long in 1878-1881.
12. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War, by personal appointment of Abraham Lincoln.
13. Engagement to a socialite broken off after the unfortunate public-urination-at-dinner-party incident. Possibly involving a grand piano. (Or possibly a fireplace.) The engagement was to Caroline May; the disastrous party was January 1, 1877; he then fought a duel with her brother (both missed) on January 2nd, and then fled to Paris.
A person:1.Eighteenth century.
2.Son of a Scottish crofter.
3.Lieutenant in British Army during Colonial war.
4.Instituted Postal service.
A person1.Eighteenth century.
2.Son of a Scottish crofter.
3.Lieutenant in British Army during Colonial war.
4.Instituted Postal service.
5.Kidnapped at age of 13.
A person1.Eighteenth century.
2.Son of a Scottish crofter.
3.Lieutenant in British Army during Colonial war.
4.Instituted Postal service.
5.Kidnapped at age of 13.
6.Sold as an indentured slave in Philadelphia in 1743.
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Susanna, I quote:- X was sold as a slave in Philadelphia for a handsome sum. He was indentured for a period of seven years etc. Try another.1.Eighteenth century.
2.Son of a Scottish crofter.
3.Leiutenant in British Army during Colonial war.
4.Instituted Postal service.
5.Kidnapped at age of 13.
6.Sold as an indentured slave in Philadelphia in 1743.
7.Captured by Indians on the frontier of Pennsylvania in 1754.
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A person.1.Eighteenth century.
2.Son of a Scottish crofter.
3.Lieutenant in British Army during Colonial war.
4.Instituted Postal service.
5.Kidnapped at age of 13.
6.Sold as an indentured servant in Philadelphia in 1743.
7.Captured by Indians on the frontier of Pennsylvania in 1754.
8.He was present at the Battle of Fort Oswego in 1756,where British forces surrendered to the French. He was marched as a P.o.W. to Quebec.
A person.1.Eighteenth century.
2.Son of a Scottish crofter.
3.Lieutenant in British Army during Colonial war.
4.Instituted Postal service.
5.Kidnapped at age of 13.
6.Sold as an indentured servant in Philadelphia in 1743.
7.Captured by Indians on the frontier of Pennsylvania in 1754.
8.He was present at the Battle of Fort Oswego in 1756,where British forces surrendered to the French. He was marched as a P.o.W. to Quebec.
9.Back in England in 1757 he wrote his Goodread, and published an account of his unusual adventures titled, 'French and Indian Cruelty, exemplified in the Life and various Vicissitudes of Fortune of X, who was carried off from Aberdeen in his Infancy, and sold as a slave in Pennsylvania'.
but here is the Historical Event...10.In 1763 he successfully sued the city fathers of Aberdeen for his kidnapping. The Provost, Bailies and the Dean of Guild were ordered to pay compensation.
10.In 1763 he successfully sued the city fathers of Aberdeen for his kidnapping. The Provost,Bailies and the Dean of Guild were ordered to pay compensation.11.A century later, Robert Louis Stevenson took inspiration from X's adventures to write his historical novel Kidnapped.
10.In 1763 he successfully sued the city fathers of Aberdeen for his kidnapping. The Provost,Bailies and the Dean of Guild were ordered to pay compensation.11.A century later,Robert Louis Stevenson took inspiration from X's adventures to write his historical novel Kidnapped.
12.In 1773 he compiled and published Edinburgh's first street directory.
Pete wrote: "10.In 1763 he successfully sued the city fathers of Aberdeen for his kidnapping. The Provost,Bailies and the Dean of Guild were ordered to pay compensation.11.A century later, Robert Louis Steven..."
Peter (Indian Pete) Williamson?
Ack! Due to a high fever, I need to pass. Can someone else jump in please?
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yes it was fun,perhaps we exhausted it?
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That is all.
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Badda-bing, Marco! Yes, and from the inquest, not her trial. The Lizzzie Borden case remains one of the most famous unsolved crimes in this country.
Your turn. (I promise my next one won't be so transparent!)