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In 1816 timid Dr. Rene Laennec's reluctance to listen to patients' hearts the usual way caused him to invent this

In 1517 the Ottoman Empire put its foot down on this town in Galilee, the home of Joseph, Mary & Jesus

Between Oct. 1946 & Oct. 1949, this international organization held its meetings in Flushing, N.Y.

At Bannockburn in 1314 he led a small force to take Stirling Castle, Britain's last stronghold in Scotland

In 1917 the British took the town of Al-Kut on the Tigris on their march to take this, now a capital city

Corregidor, enveloped by this bay, was fortified by the Spanish in the 18th century

In 1849, Thomas Ewing, "The Logician of the West", became the USA's first Secy. of this Cabinet Dept.

In the 1880s the Knights of this gave way to the American Federation of this representing workers

This committee that once claimed 800,000 members was dissolved Dec. 11, 1941

This pact among the U.S., Mexico & Canada took effect in 1994 & aims to eliminate tariffs by 2008