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1.1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of which nation upon the death of his father, Philip II ?
France
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Belgium
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Spain
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Luxembourg
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2.1771 – Foundation of the Mission San Antonio de Padua, by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra, in what is now known as which state ?
Texas
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Arizona
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California
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New Mexico
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3.1791 – The Priestley Riots drive Joseph Priestley, a supporter of the French Revolution, out of which city ?
Lyon, France
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Birmingham, UK
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Brussels, Belgium
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Barcelona, Spain
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4.1865 – First ascent of which mountain by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent ?
Eiger
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Mont Blanc
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Grossglockner
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Matterhorn
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5.1874 – A fire burns down 47 acres of which city, destroying 812 buildings, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms ?
Chicago, USA
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Glasgow, UK
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Toronto, Canada
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Dublin, Ireland
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6.1881 – Which outlaw is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner ?
Wild Bill Hickok
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Billy the KId
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Jesse James
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Kid Curry
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7.1911 – Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright brothers, lands his airplane where ?
Central Park, New York
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The Mall, London
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Champs Elysee, Paris
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South Lawn of the White House
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8.1916 – World War I: Start of the Battle of Delville Wood as an action within the Battle of the Somme, which was to last until when ?
3 September 1916
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8 December 1916
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12 January 1917
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22 August 1916
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9.1938 – Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing an airplane flight around the world. How long does it take ?
107 hours
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86 hours
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91 hours
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118 hours
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10.1943 – The George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American in which city ?
Crestline, Kansas
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Diamond, Missouri
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Quapaw, Oklahoma
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Gravette, Arkansas
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11.1960 – Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in which present-day country to begin her famous study of chimpanzees in the wild ?
Tanzania
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Kenya
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Uganda
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Zambia
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12.1965 – The Mariner 4 probe takes the first close-up photos of another planet. Which one ?
Venus
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Mercury
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Neptune
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Mars
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13.1969 – Football War: After Honduras loses a soccer match, riots break out against migrant workers from which country ?
El Salvador
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Guatemala
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Costa Rica
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Nicaragua
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14.1976 – Capital punishment is abolished in which country ?
United Kingdom
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Canada
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France
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Japan
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15.Today is known as Bastille Day in which European country ?