Day
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Year
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Hint
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Answer
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1
|
1908
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This Portuguese king was shot dead in Lisbon along with his son.
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Carlos I
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2
|
1920
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The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed, giving this country its independence
|
Estonia
|
3
|
1966
|
This spacecraft takes a soft landing on the Moon, making it the first to do so
|
Luna 9
|
4
|
1948
|
This country becomes independent within the British Commonwealth
|
Ceylon
|
5
|
1862
|
Moldavia and this nation unites to form Romania
|
Wallachia
|
6
|
1819
|
English Sir Raffles founds this now-megacity
|
Singapore
|
7
|
1992
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This political entity is created after The Maastricht Treaty is signed
|
European Union
|
8
|
1238
|
This important Russian city is surrendered to and burnt by the Mongols
|
Vladimir
|
9
|
1788
|
This nation joins the Russo-Turkish War attacking Turkey.
|
Austrian Empire
|
10
|
1763
|
After this war, France cedes Quebec to Great Britain.
|
Franco-Indian War
|
11
|
1873
|
This Spanish King abdicates, forming the First Spanish Republic
|
Amadeo I
|
12
|
1912
|
This emperor, China's last, abdicates
|
Xuantong
|
13
|
1861
|
This Kingdom surrenders to Italy, unifying Italy
|
Two Sicilies
|
14
|
1919
|
This nation declares war on the USSR, eventually winning
|
Second Polish Republic
|
15
|
1835
|
This democratic constitution is briefly adopted in Serbia
|
The Sretenje Constitution
|
16
|
1918
|
This country gains independence, no longer control by German, Polish or Russian powers
|
Lithuania
|
17
|
1863
|
This organization is founded in Geneva, eventually becoming the International Committee of the Red Cross
|
International Committee for Relief for the Wounded
|
18
|
1932
|
The Empire of Japan creates this puppet state
|
Manzhouguo
|
19
|
1594
|
This King of Poland-Lithuania is crowned King of Sweden
|
Sigismund III
|
20
|
1988
|
This region votes to secede from Azerbaijan, triggering the war which is still a hot topic to today
|
Nagorno-Karabakh
|
21
|
1808
|
Russia invades this country without a declaration of war
|
Finland
|
22
|
1819
|
Spain sells this region in the New World out of finacial crisis
|
Florida
|
23
|
532
|
Justinian I, Basileus of the Byzantine Empire, orders the building of this Orthodox basilica which is now a world heritage site and is refered as a "house"
|
Hagia Sophia
|
24
|
1582
|
This Pope announces the Gregorian Calendar very obvious
|
Pope Gregory XIII
|
25
|
1991
|
This socialist defense treaty is disbanded
|
Warsaw Pact
|
26
|
1935
|
Adolf Hitler directly violates the Treaty of Versailles by re-forming this warfare branch
|
Luftwaffe
|
27
|
1617
|
This treaty is signed, ending the Ingrian War, with Russia ceding Ingria and Kexholm to Sweden
|
Treaty of Stolbovo
|
28
|
1935
|
Nylon is invented by this American scientist
|
Wallace Carothers
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