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1. Site of first powered airplane flight in history on 17 Dec 1903; Kitty ___
5. Texian militia unsuccessful military operation at Mexican border; ___ Expedition; Nov 1842-Feb 1843
7. 43rd state admitted into the Union on 3 Jul 1890
8. First American space traveler in 1971; ___ Shepherd
9. State where Battle of Buffington Island occurred during Civil War; 19 Jul 1863
11. 18th-century Vermont militia headed by Ethan Allan; ___ Mountain Boys
14. British parliament imposed direct tax on British colonies in 1765; Stamp ___
16. JFK Stadium in Philadelphia; famine funds for Ethiopia; 1985 Live ___ concert
17. 44th state admitted to the Union on 10 Jul 1890
18. Friar Junípero Serra named the area Vallejo de Santa ___ in 1769 in California
19. Innovator of road safety and traffic control in early 1900s; William Phelps ___
20. Battle of ___ Pines at Henrico County; Virginia; 31 May-1 Jun 1862
23. Battle of North ___ in Virginia; 23-26 May 1864
25. Battle of ___ Works Hill at Mount Holly; New Jersey; Dec 1776
27. Cellulose-based fibers invented by DuPont in 1938
28. The Battle of Irish ___ aka Nerson's Woods at Louisiana; 14 Apr 1863
29. Nickname of WWII company commanded by Richard Winters; 2nd Battalion;101st Airborne Div
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2. The ___ American; WWII Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress heavy bomber; 1942-1945
3. 38th American president Gerald Ford; born Leslie Lynch ___ Jr
4. Battle of ___ Erie, fought on 10 Sept 1813
5. Apollo 11's ___ landing; 20 Jul 1969
6. Inventor of cotton gin; ___ Whitney
8. State where Montgomery bus boycott occurred; Dec 1955-Dec 1956
10. Battle of ___ Creek at Tupelo; Mississippi; 15 Jul 1864 (3,4)
12. 1st colony in America to declare independence on 4 May 1776; ___ Island
13. 1st Special Service Force, WWII ___ joint American?Canadian commando unit; 1942-1944
15. Explosion of ___ Flight 800; 17 Jul 1996 (abbr.)
16. Period in the 1920s and 1930s; Jazz ___
20. Battle of ___ Creek in Colorado; 29 Nov 1864
21. USAF WWII flying ace; John J. ___; P-51 pilot with 21 kills
22. 3rd human spaceflight in NASA's Apollo program, Apollo ___; 3-13 Mar 1969
24. USAF pilot; flew longest B-29 mission over 4,000 miles in 1944; Francis W. ___
26. Acronym of WWII forerunner of the CIA