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1.966 – After his marriage to Doubravka of Bohemia, Mieszko I converts to Christianity, an event considered to be the founding of which modern day nation ?
Czech Republic
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Slovakia
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Poland
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Slovenia
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2.1205 – Battle of Adrianople between the Crusaders and which people ?
Bulgarians
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Kurds
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Kazakhs
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Turks
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3.1434 – The foundation stone is laid at the start of the construction of which French Cathedral ?
Reims
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Notre-Dame, Paris
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Chartres
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Nantes
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4.1865 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth in which Washington theatre ?
Keegan Theatre
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Ford's Theatre
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Avalon Theatre
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Tivoli Theatre
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5.1902 – James Cash Penney opens his first store in which city ?
Kemmerer, Wyoming
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Tremonton, Utah
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McCammon, Idaho
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Elk Springs, Colorado
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6.1028 – Henry III, son of Conrad, is elected King of where ?
England
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Belgium
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Germany
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Denmark
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7.1912 – The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at what time ?
19:25
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23:40
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04:50
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10:55
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8.1927 – Which car manufacturer displays their first car in Gothenburg, Sweden ?
Saab
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Buick
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Fiat
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Volvo
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9.1942 – Which island receives the George Cross for its gallantry by King George VI and is now an emblem on its flag ?
Malta
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Jersey
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Guernsey
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Majorca
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10.1981 – The first operational Space Shuttle completes its first test flight, what was it called ?
Challenger
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Enterprise
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Columbia
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Atlantis
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11.1986 – What falls on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92 ?
More than a Months Rain
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One kilogram Hailstones
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Air India Boeing 727
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Twenty Ton Meteorite
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12.2003 – The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of what percentage ?.
99.99%
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98.50%
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99.00%
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97.99%
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13.2003 – U.S. troops capture Abu Abbas, leader of the terrorist group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner the MS Achille Lauro. Which group ?
Palestine Liberation Organization
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Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
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Palestinian Liberation Front
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Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
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14.2005 – The Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by Multnomah County in which state ?
Washington
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Wyoming
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Alabama
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Oregon
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15.1945 – Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist and songwriter, founding member of rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow, is born in which English seaside resort ?