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1.1974 - United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill to instigate which change ?
Increase tax for the richest 20%
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Reduce speed limits to 55 mph
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Increase funding for the Military
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Reduce drug use in the Military
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2.1900 - American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with which Asian country ?
Japan
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India
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China
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Russia
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3.1981 - One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested in which UK city?
Sheffield
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Leeds
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London
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Manchester
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4.1968 - Cuba Gooding, Jr., American actor and producer is born in which New York borough ?
Brooklyn
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Manhattan
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Queens
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The Bronx
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5.533 - Mercurius takes which name to become the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy ?
Pope Pious V
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Pope Paul IV
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Pope Innocent
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Pope John II
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6.January 2nd is National what day in the US ?
National Creampuff Day
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National Margarita Day
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National Freedom Fries Day
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National Noodle Day
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7.1953 - Guccio Gucci, Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of Gucci, dies in which European place?
Florence, Italy
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Esbjerg, Denmark
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West Sussex. UK
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St.Tropez, France
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8.1788 - Which state is the fourth to ratify the United States Constitution ?
West Virginia
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Georgia
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North Carolina
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South Carolina
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9.1967 - Which future President of the United States, is sworn in as Governor of California?
Richard Nixon
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Barrack Obama
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Bill Clinton
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Ronald Reagan
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10.1941 - During World War II German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in which UK city ?
Cardiff
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London
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Bristol
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Coventry
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11.1959 - Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by which country ?
U.S.A.
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China
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Soviet Union
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United Kingdom / France
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12.1994 - Which model car is introduced by American Motors (Dodge / Chrysler / Plymouth)?
Sebring
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Neon
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Viper
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Grand Voyager
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13.2013 - Which African country banned the use of plastic bags ?
South Africa
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Egypt
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Burundi
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Mauritania
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14.1920 - Which author, inspiration for National Science Fiction Day, was born in Russia on this day?
Isaac Azimov
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L. Ron Hubbard
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Douglas Adams
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Robert A. Heinlein
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15.2006 - The Sago Mine Disaster kills 12 out of the 13 trapped miners in which state?
Virginia
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Maryland
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West Virginia
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Massachusetts
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16.2022 - Protests in Kazakhstan leave 200 people dead, what were the protests against?