December - February Events!

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Across
  1. 2. After having the driest spring on record followed by a heatwave that broke country’s highest nationwide average temperature, Australia has been experience the worst ___ in a decade (January 13th, 2020). Over 17.9 million acres have been lost, about half a billion animals have been affected, and 28 people have died.
  2. 4. On December 17th, 1903, the first four powered and controlled airplane flights were made by the ___. The longest lasted a minute!
  3. 7. The famous Irish lecturer, politician, and philosopher, ____, known for works such as "Reflections on the Revolution in France", was born on January 12th, 1729.
  4. 9. Colonial activist disguised as Native Americans boarded British ships and dumped 342 containers of tea into the harbor during the ___.
  5. 12. The world's youngest Prime Minister, ___, was sworn in on December 10th, 2020.
  6. 13. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee". ___ was born on January 17th, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky and was an outspoken conscientious objector to the Vietnam War.
  7. 15. Hawaii's last queen, renowned for her song "Aloha Oe" and forced to abdicate in 1895, was crowned January 29th, 1891. What was her name?
  8. 16. Ireland's most successful beer, ___, started brewing December 31st, 1759 in Dublin.
Down
  1. 1. On December 7th, 1941, this tragic event took the lives of 2,390 people.
  2. 3. This statesman of the American Revolution, born January 17th, 1706, at 16 years old took up the pen name of Silence Dogood.
  3. 5. Richard Nixon during January of 1974 was in the middle of impeachment hearings. The famous cause of this impeachment was the ___ scandal.
  4. 6. In January 2020, Meghan and Prince Harry, the Duke and Duchess of ___, announced they will be stepping down and no longer be known as “their royal highnesses”.
  5. 8. It was announced on January 20th, 2020, that as a first in U.S. History, a naval aircraft carrier will be named after an African American. ___ was awarded the Navy Cross for the initiative, professionalism and commitment he showed under attack during Pearl Harbor.
  6. 10. During this launch simulation test on January 27th, 1967, in Cape Kennedy, Florida, three American astronauts were killed.
  7. 11. On January 28th, 1915, by an Act of Congress, this branch of the United States military was created.
  8. 14. On January 3rd, 1959, the 49th U.S. state, ___, was admitted with a landmass 1/5 the size of the lower 48 states combined.