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1.455 – Petronius Maximus becomes emperor of the Western Roman Empire; he forces Licinia Eudoxia, the widow of his predecessor, Valentinian III, to do what ?
Marry Him
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Go into Exile
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Denounce any rights
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Work in the Kitchen
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2.1337 – Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of which county, the first Duchy in England ?
Cambridgeshire
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Kent
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Cornwall
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Sussex
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3.1560 – Fort Coligny on Villegagnon Island is attacked and destroyed during the Portuguese campaign against France Antarctique. In which city is Villegagnon Island ?
Marseille
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Funchal
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Guayaquil
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Rio de Janiero
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4.1756 - St. Patrick's Day is first celebrated in New York City at which pub ?
Fraunces Tavern
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Crown & Thistle Tavern
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Mulberry Street Bar
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McSorley’s Old Ale House
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5.1776 – The British Army evacuates which city, ending the Siege, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city ?
Hartford
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Boston
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Providence
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Philadelphia
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6.1901 - At a show in Paris 71 paintings cause a sensation, 11 years after the death of which artist ?
Vincent van Gogh
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Paul Cézanne
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Henri Matisse
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Claude Monet
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7.1929 - General Motors acquires which European vehicle manufacturer ?
Seat
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Bedford
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Opel
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Volvo
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8.1950 – Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name what ?
Berkelium
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Californium
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Einsteinium
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Fermium
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9.1957 - The Dutch ban on what activity is lifted ?
Smoking Marijuana
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Driving on Sundays
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Kissing in Public
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Fishing in Canals
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10.1966 – DSV Alvin submarine finds a missing what in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sailing Yacht
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WW2 U-Boat
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Private Passenger Plane
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US Hydrogen Bomb
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11.1968 – As a result of nerve gas testing by the U.S. Army Chemical Corps in Skull Valley, Utah, over 6,000 animals of which species are found dead ?
Sheep
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Cows
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Chickens
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Racoons
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12.1985 – Serial killer Richard Ramirez, commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree. By what name was he known ?
Woodward Corridor Killer
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Midtown Slasher
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Interstate Killer
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Night Stalker
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13.1992 – A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed by around what percentage of the vote ?
85%
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52%
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68%
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79%
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14.1992 – The Israeli Embassy is attacked by a car bomb killing 29 people in which capital city ?
Buenos Aires
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Mexico City
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Nairobi
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Bangkok
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15.2008 - Musician Paul McCartney divorces former model and anti-landmines campaigner Heather Mills on what grounds ?
Adultery
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Desertion
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Two years' separation with consent
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Unreasonable behaviour
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16.2022 - Which ferry company serving the United Kingdom sacks all 800 crew members, replacing them with agency staff?