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1.1148 – Louis VII of France lays siege to which city during the Second Crusade ?
Damascus
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Jerusalem
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Constantinople
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Baghdad
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2.1304 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf. What was the War Wolf ?
Ranks of Archers
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Trebuchet (Type of catapult)
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Container of boiling oil
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Device similar to the Trojan Horse
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3.1487 – Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, strike against a ban on what ?
Restricted Hours of Work
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Tobacco
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Women in the Workplace
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Foreign Beer
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4.1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and is replaced by her son James VI. How old was James at the time ?
Three years
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Newborn
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One year
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Seven years
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5.1701 – Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes which city ?
Chicago
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Baltimore
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Detroit
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Nashville
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6.1847 – Richard March Hoe, American inventor, patented a device that revolutionised which industry ?
Newspaper Publishing
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Postal Services
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Food Catering
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Import / Export Shipping
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7.1901 – The author O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for what crime ?
Assault
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Embezzlement
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Theft
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Publishing Offensive Material
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8.1927 – The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled in which town ?
Lille, France
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Diekirch, Luxembourg
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Weert, Netherlands
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Ypres, Belgium
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9.1937 – Which state drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys" ?
Alabama
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Georgia
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Louisiana
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Tennessee
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10.1943 – World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes drop bombs by night, and American planes bomb the city by day. Which city ?
Cologne
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Berlin
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Hamburg
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Munich
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11.1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in which ocean ?
Atlantic
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Pacific
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Indian
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Southern
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12.1977 – End of the Libyan–Egyptian War. It had been fought for how long ?
Eighteen Months
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Six Weeks
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Seven Hours
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Four Days
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13.1987 – Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbs which mountain becoming the oldest person to climb this peak ?
Fuji
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Kilimanjaro
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Matterhorn
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Rainier
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14.2013 – A high-speed train derails whilst rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph) in which country ?
France
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China
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Spain
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Japan
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15.1946 – Gallagher, American comedian and actor is born. What item does he regularly smash as part of his act ?