| EMANCIPATOR | When the US Congress legislated to free slaves, President Abraham Lincoln became known as the Great |
| LIBERIA | Country settled by free slaves |
| HOWARD | Commander of England's fleet against the Spanish Armada and a patron of the troupe who became known as the Admiral's Men (6) |
| DANIELDAYLEWIS | British-Irish actor who played American president Abraham Lincoln in "Lincoln": 2 wds. |
| VELVET | The fall of communism in Czechoslovakia in 1989 became known as the ___ Revolution. (6) |
| HALEBOPP | Comet ... was discovered in 1995 and became known as the Great Comet of 1997 (4-4) |
| BULGE | Germany's last offensive in western Europe in World War II became known as the Battle of the ___. (5) |
| NOVA | The AHL's ___ Scotia Oilers became known as the Cape Breton Oilers in1988. |
| SPLITTER | The Rail ____, a nickname of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln (8) |
| GUNPOWDER | Guy Fawkes Night is a celebration of a failed attempt on the life of King James I of England in what became known as the ... Plot |
| GREGNORMAN | Which golfer became known as The Great White Shark? (4,6) |
| NIGHT | Many top Nazis were taken from their beds and shot in a purge which became known as the ... Of The Long Knives |
| WILKESBOOTH | John - - - - - -, actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in Washington in 1865 (6,5) |
| JOHNWILKESBOOTH | U.S. actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in Washington DC in 1865 (4,6,5) |
| LYNN | Which singer became known as "the Forces" Sweetheart" during World War II? (4) |
| OFFICE | General Post -; service officially established by Charles II in 1660 that later became known as the Royal Mail (6) |
| IMITATION | - game; proposed name for what became known as the Turing Test (9) |
| OTTO | ___ Lilienthal German pioneer of aviation who became known as the flying man |
| JENNER | Edward -; smallpox vaccine discoverer who became known as the "father of immunology" (6) |
| LEMAITRE | Belgian priest and astronomer who formulated what became known as the Big Bang theory (8) |
