Bouquet of Barbed Wire

Alfred Hitchcock, c. 1960s. (Question 4)
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One

What Cold War event led to 13 August 1961 being known as Barbed Wire Sunday?

Two

Phoebe Ann Mosey was born this day in 1860. Named ‘Little Sure Shot’ by Sitting Bull, she was a star in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. What was her stage name?

Three

Women were permitted to enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time on August 13th. In which decade of the 20th century did this occur?

Four

Alfred Hitchcock, the renowned film director and producer, was born today in 1899. In which city was he born?

Five 

On 13 August 1624, Cardinal Richelieu was appointed principal minister in France. Who was the monarch who made this appointment?

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

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