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1.1099 – First Crusade: The Siege of which city begins ?
Damascus
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Jerusalem
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Bethlehem
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Cairo
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2.1692 – In just three minutes, 1,600 people are killed in Port Royal, Jamaica by what natural disaster ?
Tsunami
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Hurricane
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Earthquake
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Meteorite
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3.1788 – French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in which city toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops ?
Grenoble
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Dijon
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Reims
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Perpignan
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4.1800 – David Thompson, cartographer and explorer, reaches the mouth of which river ?
Yukon
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Saskatchewan
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Congo
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Limpopo
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5.1832 – Which pandemic reaches Quebec, brought by Irish immigrants, and kills about 6,000 people in Lower Canada ?
Russian Flu
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Bubonic Plague
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Asian Cholera
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Encephalitis Lethargica
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6.1899 – Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign by destroying the inventory in a saloon in which US city ?
Enid, Oklahoma
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Perryton, Texas
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Virgil City, Arkansas
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Kiowa, Kansas
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7.1906 – Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, in which UK city ?
Glasgow
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Belfast
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Bristol
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Portsmouth
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8.1919 – Nationalist riots break out in which European Capital city ?
Vienna, Austria
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Tirana, Albania
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Valletta, Malta
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Sofia, Bulgaria
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9.1929 – The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing what place into existence ?
Gibraltar
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Vatican City
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Tanzania
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Bangladesh
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10.1942 – World War II: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying part of which island group ?
Mariana Islands
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Kuril Islands
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Marshall Islands
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Aleutian Islands
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11.1946 – The BBC returns to broadcasting what service, which has been off air for seven years because of the Second World War ?
Television
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Shipping Forecast
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World Radio Service
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Light Entertainment Service
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12.1965 – The Supreme Court of the United States hands down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, prohibiting the states from criminalizing the use of what ?
Marijuana
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Automatic Weapons
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Contraception
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Non Christian Places of Worship
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13.1977 – Five hundred million people watch the beginning of which event on television ?
Commonwealth Games
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Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee celebrations
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FIFA World Cup
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Royal Wedding
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14.1982 – Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; which part is kept off-limits ?
Bathroom
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Gardens
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Kitchens
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Basement
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15.What food is celebrated in the USA on this day ?