Across
- 2. Severe drought and dust storms in the 1930s
- 5. Space mission that faced a critical failure
- 8. Ill-fated ship that sank in 1912
- 10. Mission that landed the first humans on the moon
- 11. Migration to California in 1849
- 12. Famous speech by Abraham Lincoln
- 14. Tense standoff between the US and USSR
- 15. Apollo 11 achievement in 1969
Down
- 1. Tragic event at Ford's Theatre in 1865
- 3. Segregation laws in the South
- 4. Iconic music festival in 1969
- 6. National holiday on July 4th
- 7. Protest against British taxation in 1773
- 9. Terrorist acts on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
- 10. Territory purchased from Russia in 1867
- 13. 1836 battle for Texan independence