As what kind of performer in the 1890s did "Herrmann the Great" seem to set nature's laws aside?

As of July 1, 1968, New York City residents could dial which three-digit number to reach the police? Which currency did Italy give up when it switched to the euro in 2002? Oregon guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh was famous for owning dozens of which luxury cars? As official battle painter to which ruler did Antoine-Jean Gros paint "The Plague Victims of Jaffa" in 1804? As part of 1997 changes to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which retailer replaced Woolworth? Under 1930s laws, it was illegal for individuals to hold which Treasury notes, a restriction lifted in 1964? As part of a royal dowry, the Orkney and Shetland islands passed from Denmark-Norway and were formally annexed in 1472… Completing the first voyage through the Northwest Passage, which Norwegian explorer reached Nome, Alaska, in 1906?