# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2438
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48746 "2017-01-05T14:56:26Z")
US Cities known for only one historical event 1. Fall River, MA - The Borden Murders 2. Selma, Alabama – desegregation protests. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48747 "2017-01-05T15:10:10Z")
US Cities known for only one historical event 1. Fall River, Mass. - The Borden Murders 2. Selma, Ala. - desegregation protests 3. Lake Placid, N.Y. - 1980 Winter Olympics ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48748 "2017-01-05T18:05:58Z")
US Cities known for only one historical event 1. Fall River, Mass. - The Borden Murders 2. Selma, Ala. - desegregation protests 3. Lake Placid, N.Y. - 1980 Winter Olympics 4. Bunker Hill, Ind. - The Battle of Bunker Hill which, as we all know, was actually fought at Breed’s Hill. ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48749 "2017-01-05T18:21:35Z")
US Cities known for only one historical event 1. Fall River, Mass. - The Borden Murders 2. Selma, Ala. - desegregation protests 3. Lake Placid, N.Y. - 1980 Winter Olympics 4. Grover’s Mills, New Jersey - Made famous as the site of a Martian invasion by the radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds.” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48750 "2017-01-05T18:26:28Z")
US Cities known for only one historical event 1. Fall River, Mass. - The Borden Murders 2. Selma, Ala. - desegregation protests 3. Lake Placid, N.Y. - 1980 Winter Olympics 4. Bunker Hill, Ind. - The Battle of Bunker Hill 5. Grover’s Mills, New Jersey - Made famous as the site of a Martian invasion by the radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds.” ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48751 "2017-01-05T18:27:43Z")
US Cities known for only one historical event 1. Fall River, Mass. - The Borden Murders 2. Selma, Ala. - desegregation protests 3. Lake Placid, N.Y. - 1980 Winter Olympics 4. Grover’s Mills, New Jersey - Made famous as the site of a Martian invasion by the radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds.” 5. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Civil War battle ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48752 "2017-01-05T18:29:39Z")
US Cities known for only one historical event 1. Fall River, Mass. - The Borden Murders 2. Selma, Ala. - desegregation protests 3. Lake Placid, N.Y. - 1980 Winter Olympics 4. Bunker Hill, Ind. - The Battle of Bunker Hill 5. Grover’s Mills, New Jersey - Made famous as the site of a Martian invasion by the radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds.” 6. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Civil War battle 7. Roswell, NM - supposed UFO crash Is number four a whoosh? The battle of Bunker Hill was not fought in Indiana. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48753 "2017-01-05T18:30:09Z")
US Cities known for only one historical event 1. Fall River, Mass. - The Borden Murders 2. Selma, Ala. - desegregation protests 3. Lake Placid, N.Y. - 1980 Winter Olympics 4. Bunker Hill, Ind. - The Battle of Bunker Hill 5. Grover’s Mills, New Jersey - Made famous as the site of a Martian invasion by the radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds.” 6. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Civil War battle 7. Roswell, NM - supposed UFO crash 8. Aurora, CO - mass shooting in a movie theater ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48754 "2017-01-05T19:47:04Z")
US Cities known for only one historical event 1. Fall River, Mass. - The Borden Murders 2. Selma, Ala. - desegregation protests 3. Lake Placid, N.Y. - 1980 Winter Olympics 4. Bunker Hill, Ind. - The Battle of Bunker Hill 5. Grover’s Mills, New Jersey - Made famous as the site of a Martian invasion by the radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds.” 6. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Civil War battle 7. Roswell, NM - supposed UFO crash 8. Aurora, CO - mass shooting in a movie theater 9. Bay Village, Ohio - 1954 Dr. Sam Sheppard murder allegedly inspired “The Fugitive” ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48755 "2017-01-05T20:09:16Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > 1. Bunker Hill, Ind. - The Battle of Bunker Hill > > Is number four a whoosh? The battle of Bunker Hill was not fought in Indiana. I have to agree! It was fought on Breed’s Hill, near Bunker Hill, both of which are hills and not towns, within the town of Charlestown, Mass. So I’m removing and renumbering. US Cities known for only one historical event 1. Fall River, Mass. - The Borden Murders 2. Selma, Ala. - desegregation protests 3. Lake Placid, N.Y. - 1980 Winter Olympics 4. Grover’s Mills, New Jersey - Made famous as the site of a Martian invasion by the radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds.” 5. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Civil War battle 6. Roswell, NM - supposed UFO crash 7. Aurora, CO - mass shooting in a movie theater 8. Bay Village, Ohio - 1954 Dr. Sam Sheppard murder allegedly inspired “The Fugitive” 9. Amityville, NY - Ronald DeFeo murdered his parents and siblings and the “horror” house was supposedly haunted ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48756 "2017-01-05T20:22:21Z")
US Cities known for only one historical event 1. Fall River, Mass. - The Borden Murders 2. Selma, Ala. - desegregation protests 3. Lake Placid, N.Y. - 1980 Winter Olympics 4. Grover’s Mills, New Jersey - Made famous as the site of a Martian invasion by the radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds.” 5. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Civil War battle 6. Roswell, NM - supposed UFO crash 7. Aurora, CO - mass shooting in a movie theater 8. Bay Village, Ohio - 1954 Dr. Sam Sheppard murder allegedly inspired “The Fugitive” 9. Amityville, NY - Ronald DeFeo murdered his parents and siblings and the “horror” house was supposedly haunted 10. Galveston, TX - The devastating hurricane of 1900 ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48757 "2017-01-05T20:22:29Z")
US Cities known for only one historical event 1. Fall River, Mass. - The Borden Murders 2. Selma, Ala. - desegregation protests 3. Lake Placid, N.Y. - 1980 Winter Olympics 4. Grover’s Mills, New Jersey - Made famous as the site of a Martian invasion by the radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds.” 5. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Civil War battle 6. Roswell, NM - supposed UFO crash 7. Aurora, CO - mass shooting in a movie theater 8. Bay Village, Ohio - 1954 Dr. Sam Sheppard murder allegedly inspired “The Fugitive” 9. Amityville, NY - Ronald DeFeo murdered his parents and siblings and the “horror” house was supposedly haunted 10. Galveston, TX - The devastating hurricane of 1900 11. Skagway, Alaska - Klondike Gold Rush ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48758 "2017-01-05T21:08:25Z")
US Cities known for only one historical event 1. Fall River, Mass. - The Borden Murders 2. Selma, Ala. - desegregation protests 3. Lake Placid, N.Y. - 1980 Winter Olympics 4. Grover’s Mills, New Jersey - Made famous as the site of a Martian invasion by the radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds.” 5. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Civil War battle 6. Roswell, NM - supposed UFO crash 7. Aurora, CO - mass shooting in a movie theater 8. Bay Village, Ohio - 1954 Dr. Sam Sheppard murder allegedly inspired “The Fugitive” 9. Amityville, NY - Ronald DeFeo murdered his parents and siblings and the “horror” house was supposedly haunted 10. Galveston, TX - The devastating hurricane of 1900 11. Skagway, Alaska - Klondike Gold Rush 12. Lakehurst, NJ - The Hindenburg crash ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48759 "2017-01-05T21:14:54Z")
US Cities known for only one historical event 1. Fall River, Mass. - The Borden Murders 2. Selma, Ala. - desegregation protests 3. Lake Placid, N.Y. - 1980 Winter Olympics 4. Grover’s Mills, New Jersey - Made famous as the site of a Martian invasion by the radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds.” 5. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Civil War battle 6. Roswell, NM - supposed UFO crash 7. Aurora, CO - mass shooting in a movie theater 8. Bay Village, Ohio - 1954 Dr. Sam Sheppard murder allegedly inspired “The Fugitive” 9. Amityville, NY - Ronald DeFeo murdered his parents and siblings and the “horror” house was supposedly haunted 10. Galveston, TX - The devastating hurricane of 1900 11. Skagway, Alaska - Klondike Gold Rush 12. Lakehurst, NJ - The Hindenburg crash 13. Flemington NJ - site of the Lindbergh kidnapping trial New In honor of JRR Tolkien’s 125th birthday, a memorable character from his works 1. Elrond ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48760 "2017-01-05T21:15:51Z")
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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48761 "2017-01-05T22:26:10Z")
In honor of JRR Tolkien’s 125th birthday, a memorable character from his works 1. Elrond 2. Éowyn One of the rare named females in the story. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48762 "2017-01-05T22:34:23Z")
In honor of JRR Tolkien’s 125th birthday, a memorable character from his works 1. Elrond 2. Éowyn 3. Aragorn ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48763 "2017-01-05T22:34:37Z")
In honor of JRR Tolkien’s 125th birthday, a memorable character from his works 1. Elrond 2. Éowyn 3. Aragorn 4. Gollum (a.k.a., Smeagol) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48764 "2017-01-05T22:46:00Z")
In honor of JRR Tolkien’s 125th birthday, a memorable character from his works 1. Elrond 2. Éowyn 3. Aragorn 4. Gollum (a.k.a., Smeagol) 5. Tom Bombadil ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48765 "2017-01-05T22:49:15Z")
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