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1.1540 – King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to which of his wives ?
Anne of Cleves
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Anne Boleyn
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Jane Seymour
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Catherine Parr
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2.1755 – The Braddock Expedition is defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now which city ?
Boston
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Baltimore
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Pittsburgh
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Providence
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3.1790 – The navy of which nation captures one third of the Russian Baltic fleet ?
Denmark
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Sweden
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France
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Norway
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4.1815 – Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord becomes the first Prime Minister of which country ?
France
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Belgium
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Luxembourg
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Switzerland
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5.1850 – U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies after eating raw fruit and what other food ?
Fried Chicken
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Salted Fish
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Dried Beef
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Iced Milk
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6.1877 – Which sporting event begins for the first time ?
Americas Cup
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Wimbledon Tennis Tournament
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London Marathon
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Tour de France
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7.1893 – Daniel Hale Williams, American surgeon, performs the first successful surgery of which type in United States without anesthesia ?
Liver Transplant
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Open Heart
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Cataract
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Vasectomy
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8.1922 – Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world record and the 'minute barrier'. What fictional character did he also portray ?
Superman
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Aquaman
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Sherlock Holmes
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Tarzan
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9.1937 – The silent film archives of which film corporation are destroyed by a fire in their vault ?
Paramount
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Fox
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Warner Brothers
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RKO
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10.1955 – The Russell–Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of what ?
Nuclear Warfare
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Radiation Leaks
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Contaminated Seawater
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Nuclear Weapon Proliferation
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11.1979 – A car bomb destroys a motor car owned by "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld outside their home in France. What make of car was it ?
BMW
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Ford
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Renault
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Citroen
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12.1986 – The New Zealand Parliament passes a Reform Act legalising what in New Zealand ?
Cannabis
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Drinking Alcohol at 18
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Euthanasia under certain circumstances
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Homosexuality
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13.2002 – The African Union is established replacing the Organisation of African Unity. In which city was it established ?
Addis Ababa
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Cape Town
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Lagos
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Nairobi
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14.1999 – Days of student protests begin after police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of where ?
Damascus
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Manila
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Tehran
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Hong Kong
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15.1947 – Mitch Mitchell, English drummer is born. With which band is he best known ?