American Theodore Maiman built the first of which light-amplifying devices in 1960?

An American hero for his ride on April 18, 1775, who was accused of cowardice in 1779 but cleared by a court-martial? Which American matriarch's nine children included Joseph Jr., born in 1915, and Edward, born in 1932? Which hyphenated term describes a lazy, worthless idler? An American teenager given a controversial caning in May 1994 was allowed to leave which country in June? An amoeba is a one-celled mass of what, a term defined in 1839 as the basic material of life? Which name of an amusement park ride for two was also a 1987 Bruce Springsteen hit? An anarchist named Gaetano Bresci killed King Umberto I of which country in 1900? What is the name of the eye makeup worn by ancient Egyptian women and men?