January: This Month In History Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 2. This was the world’s first nuclear powered submarine. It was launched from Groton, Connecticut in 1954,
  2. 4. This person created over 600 compositions including 16 operas, 41 symphonies, 27 piano and five violin concerti, 25 string quartets, 19 masses, and many other works.
  3. 8. This place opened and over 20 million people arrived to America before it closed in 1954.
  4. 11. This person was the first prime minister of the Commonwealth of Australia.
  5. 13. This person shouted “I shook up the world!” when he defeated Sonny Liston to win the world heavyweight boxing championship.
  6. 14. This person was known as the King of Rock and Roll.
  7. 16. This flag was unveiled by George Washington in 1776.
  8. 18. This person invented the reading system for the blind using punch marks in paper.
  9. 19. This person was the second wife of King Henry VIII. In order to marry her, the King broke all ties with Rome and became the Supreme Head of the Church of England.
  10. 20. This state was admitted as the 49th U.S. state.
  11. 21. During the reign of this person, over 1 million persons died in “the killing fields”.
  12. 23. This British monarch died after reigning for 64 years, which was the longest reign in British history.
  13. 24. This scandal resulted in the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon.
  14. 25. This person seized power after leading a revolution that drove out Dictator Fulgencio Batista.
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  1. 1. This person was best known for his night ride warning Americans of British plans to raid Lexington and Concord.
  2. 3. This pamphlet influenced the authors of the Declaration of Independence.
  3. 5. This person is remembered as one of the worst Roman Emperors in history.
  4. 6. British Egyptologist Hower Carter found the sarcophagus of this famous king in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor.
  5. 7. This person co-authored the Federalist Papers. He was later killed during a duel with Aaron Burr.
  6. 9. This country broke into two separate republics.
  7. 10. This person was a civil rights leader who stressed nonviolent methods to achieve equality.
  8. 12. This ship was the first vessel to cross the Antarctic Circle.
  9. 15. This person authored famous works including “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “The Raven”.
  10. 17. This person was credited with sewing the Stars and Stripes flag of America in 1776.
  11. 22. This person wrote about life in London during the Great Plague of 1664-65.