During the War of 1812, he had command of 3 brigs, 5 schooners & a sloop on Lake Erie
This Spanish explorer, not Ponce de Leon, claimed Florida for Spain in June of 1539
The Continental Congress approved this "game" to raise money for the army; it never hit $250 million (dollars)
After 3 previous acquittals, this reputed crime family boss was finally convicted in New York City on April 2, 1992
Due to expansive pork processing facilities, this city on the Ohio River was once known as "Porkopolis"
Dash-ing code creator born in 1791(5)
He shook up society in the 1960s & later published "Revolution for the Hell of It" & "Steal This Book"
This monk might have said, "Give peas a chance"; he used pea plants to discover the laws of heredity
Gaspard II de Coligny, a leader of these French Protestants, was disemboweled & thrown out of a window in 1572
This great Zulu leader was the son of Nandi & Senzangakona, a Zulu chief