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1.1298 – Wars of Scottish Independence: King Edward I of England and his longbowmen defeat William Wallace and his troops outside which Scottish town ?
Falkirk
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Ayr
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Hawick
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Dumfries
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2.1342 – St. Mary Magdalene's flood is the worst such event on record for which region ?
Scandinavia
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Iberian Peninsula
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Central Europe
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Middle East
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3.1598 – Which of William Shakespeare’s plays is entered on the Stationers’ Register ?
Macbeth
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The Merchant of Venice
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As You Like It
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The Tempest
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4.1893 – Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" after admiring the view from the top of which mountain ?
Pikes Peak
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Mount Lincoln
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Humphreys Peak
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Mount Elbert
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5.1894 – The first ever motor race is held in France between which two cities ?
Marseille and Nice
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Paris and Reims
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Metz and Nancy
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Paris and Rouen
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6.1933 – Aviator Wiley Post returns to Floyd Bennett Field in New York City, completing the first solo flight around the world in what time ?
10 days, 4 hours and 12 minutes
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7 days, 18 hours and 49 minutes
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6 days, 14 hours and 54 minutes
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9 days, 22 hours and 8 minutes
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7.1942 – The United States government begins compulsory civilian rationing of what product due to the wartime demands ?
Gasoline
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Meat Products
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Electricity
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Vehicles
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8.1943 – World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in which city, killing 22 ?
Belgrade
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Amsterdam
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Oslo
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Athens
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9.1943 – World War II: Allied forces capture Palermo during the Allied invasion of Sicily in an operation known by what name ?
Operation Bulldog
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Operation Clipper
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Operation Husky
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Operation Flatiron
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10.1963 – Crown Colony of Sarawak gains self-governance. On which island was Sarawak ?
New Guinea
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Madagascar
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Borneo
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Java
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11.1976 – Japan completes its last reparation for war crimes to which nation ?
China
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Philippines
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Papua New Guinea
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Indonesia
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12.1990 – Greg LeMond, an American road racing cyclist, wins the Tour de France. How many times did he win the event ?
2
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5
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4
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3
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13.1992 – Fearing extradition to the United States, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison near which city ?
Medellin
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Cartagena
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Barranquilla
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Cali
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14.1997 – The second Blue Water Bridge opens connecting which two countries ?
Denmark and Sweden
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USA and Canada
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Romania and Bulgaria
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Uganda and Tanzania
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15.2005 – Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers. What nationality was Menezes ?