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1304 – The Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle is fought to a draw between the French army and which militias ?
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1590 – John White, the governor of the Roanoke Colony, returns from a supply trip to England and finds what ?
The settlement deserted
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The settlement burnt to the ground
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Settlers trading with indigenous peoples
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Indigenous peoples had taken over the settlement
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1612 – The trial of the Pendle witches, one of England's most famous witch trials, begins in which city ?
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1783 – A huge fireball meteor is seen across which island as it passes over the east coast ?
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1826 – Major Gordon Laing becomes the first non-Muslim to enter which city ?
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1868 – French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers which element ?
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1891 – Major hurricane strikes which French island, leaving 700 dead ?
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1917 – A Great Fire destroys 32% of which Greek city ?
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1920 – The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing what ?
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1945 – Sukarno takes office as the first president of which country, following the country's declaration of independence the previous day ?
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1963 – Civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from which university ?
University of Mississippi
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Michigan State University
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University of Louisville
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1971 – Vietnam War: Australia and which other nation decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam ?
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2005 – A massive power blackout hits which country, affecting almost 100 million people ?
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2019 – 100 activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for what ?
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Which drink is celebrated in the USA on this day ?
National Pinot Noir Day
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