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India's 5th century playwright Kalidasa wrote his masterpiece, "Shakuntala", in this classical language

This Parisian who drew up the original plans for Washington, D.C. is buried at Arlington National Cemetery

In 1952 Congress approved this commonwealth's new constitution

This first U.S. first lady, a fine equestrienne, once rode a horse up the stairs of her uncle's house

The last King William to rule England had this number after his name

In 1850 it became the first state on the Pacific coast admitted to the Union

Jonathan Edwards was among the leaders of this "great" religious movement of the 1700s

The U.S. Marine Corps was first established to fight in this war

On Oct. 2, 1967 he was sworn in as the first African-American Supreme Court justice

In 1893 3 men serving prison sentences for this riot were pardoned by the governor of Illinois