Which six-letter term describes care given after surgery?

Six counties in Ulster make up which political unit? Which "6-foot-2, eyes of blue" pilot was Time's first Man of the Year, for 1927? June 6, 1944, is best known by which name? Which six-letter term names an authoritative statement, such as a judge's remark? Which six-letter verb means to board a ship? Which word names both fishing equipment and a football move? Which six-letter word means mirthless, sober or grave? Six members of which radical group that kidnapped Patty Hearst died in a fiery shootout in May 1974?