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363 – Roman emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sasanian Empire. In which modern day country was this empire centred ?
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1295 – Przemysł II crowned king of Poland, following Ducal period. What is added to the Polish coat of arms ?
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1723 – After a siege and bombardment by cannon, which city surrenders to the Russians ?
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1794 – French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Fleurus marked the first successful military use of what ?
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1886 – Henri Moissan isolated which element for the first time ?
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1906 – The first Grand Prix motor racing event is held in which country ?
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1924 – The American occupation of which country ends after eight years ?
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1945 – The United Nations Charter is signed by 50 Allied nations in which city ?
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1948 – Shirley Jackson's short story The Lottery is published in which magazine ?
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1960 – Madagascar gains its independence from which nation ?
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1974 – The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time at a supermarket in Ohio. What product was sold ?
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1977 – Elvis Presley held his final concert in which city ?
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2006 – Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of which country, resigns after weeks of political unrest ?
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2008 – A suicide bomber detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people. What was he dressed as ?
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1955 – Mick Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as co-founder and member of which rock group ?