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762 – Which major city is founded ?
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1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of which country ?
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1627 – An earthquake kills about 5,000 people in Gargano, Italy. In which region is Gargano ?
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1733 – The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in which state ?
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1811 – Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, leader of the Mexican insurgency, is executed by the Spanish in which Mexican city ?
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1825 – Malden Island is discovered by captain George Byron, 7th Baron Byron. In which modern day Pacific nation is Malden Island ?
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1859 – First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in which mountain range ?
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1864 – American Civil War: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by what means ?
Exploding a large bomb under their trenches
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1930 – The first FIFA World Cup is held in Montevideo, Uruguay. Which country wins ?
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1932 – The premiere of the first of Walt Disney's cartoon short films to use Technicolor takes place. Which film ?
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1962 – Which long distance highway is officially opened ?
Pan-American Highway, multiple countries
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Trans-Canada Highway, Canada
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Stuart Highway, Australia
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Trans-Siberian Highway, Russia
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1966 – England defeats which country to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium after extra time ?
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1975 – Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the "Machus Red Fox" restaurant in a suburb of which city ?
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2006 – The world's longest running music show "Top of the Pops" is broadcast for the last time on BBC 2. The show had aired for how many years ?
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2012 – A power grid failure in which Indian city leaves more than 300 million people without power ?