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President Mireya Moscoso of this country oversaw the 1999 transfer of control of a major ship canal

Leading to new & better fire codes, the 1903 Iroquois Theatre fire in this Midwest U.S. city killed over 500

In 1534 this king began a reassertion of English influence in Ireland

Beverage World reports that in 1996 the U.S. exceeded this country in number of breweries for the first time

In 1612 Adrian Block & Hans Christiansen established the New World's first known brewery on this island

In 1864 this man joined his father-in-law Eberhard Anheuser in the brewing business

Formed one year earlier, this "Service" began taxing beer at a dollar a barrel in 1862 to finance the Civil War

A major goddess of this first great Cretan civilization was often depicted holding snakes

According to these historic prose epics by Icelanders, the Vikings established many settlements in North America

In 1867 this dual monarchy was created under the rule of Francis Joseph I; it lasted until the end of World War I