Legend says in 1811 & 1812 earthquakes on the Midwest's New Madrid Fault made this river run backwards
This rebel group in Nicaragua was named for an anti-American rebel of the 1920s
In 1925 Reza Pahlavi deposed the last of the Kajars & took over as Shah of this country
This "Great" king who died in 4 B.C. married Mariamne, the last princess of the Maccabees' line
This Alexandrian added latitude & longitude lines to his maps around 151 A.D.
Around 1200 this city became capital of a Muslim empire in India; its "New" version is India's capital today
When the Tuscaroras joined, the Iroquois League updated its name to this
In 1976 Spain ceded Spanish Sahara to Mauritania & this country
Under Darius I the capital of this empire was moved from Pasargadae to Persepolis
Explorer Sir Richard Burton disguised himself as an Afghani to make a pilgrimage to this city & sketch its Kaaba