kOSCHENS f d day !!!

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1.)I was born on November 30, 1835. My real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens. But people know me better as ____X____ ___Y____ the story behind which (my name) is :- I worked for many years on Mississippi riverboats, where two fathoms, a depth indicating "safe water" for the boat to float over, was measured on the sounding line. "___Y___" is an archaic term for "two". The riverboatman's cry was "___X___ ___Y___" or, more fully, "by the ___X___ ___Y___", meaning "according to the mark on the line, the depth is two fathoms" i.e. "there are 12 feet (3.7 m) of water under the boat and it is safe to pass". I was a close friend of Nikolas Tesla. My inventions include :- bed clamp for infants, a new type of steam engine, and the kaolatype (or collotype, a machine designed to engrave printing plates), adjustable and detachable straps for garments. and a self-pasting scrapbook: a dried adhesive on the pages only needed to be moistened before use. I also wrote a book called :- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, which features a time traveler from contemporary America, using his knowledge of science to introduce modern technology to Arthurian England. Who am I ?? oh well u can see my pic too (pic 1) .

2.Whats is this list ? Bonanno, Gambino, Colombo, Genovese, Lucchese

3. Ten little Soldier boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little Soldier boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight. Eight little Soldier boys traveling in Devon; One said he'd stay there and then there were seven. Seven little Soldier boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves and then there were six. Six little Soldier boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five. Five little Soldier boys going in for law; One got into Chancery and then there were four. Four little Soldier boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little Soldier boys walking in the zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two. Two Little Soldier boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one. One little Soldier boy left all alone; He went out and hanged himself __________X____________. Explain X

4.) Whats being depicted in the map in the pic 2 ? (as of 2007)

5.) these people are 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th on this list (pic 3, 4, 5, 6) . Give me 7th and 8th on this list.