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1.1276 – Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in which Cathedral ?
Uppsala
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Stockholm
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Kristianstad
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Malmo
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2.1607 – How many English settlers disembark in Jamestown, to form the first permanent English colony in America ?
220
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54
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100
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500
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3.1626 – Peter Minuit buys Manhattan for 60 guilders. That 60 guilders would today be worth approximately how much ?
$100
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$10,000
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$100,000
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$1,000
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4.1683 – The Ashmolean Museum opens as the world's first university museum in which English city ?
London
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Oxford
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York
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Cambridge
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5.1738 – John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as what day ?
Founder's Day
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The Beginning
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Aldersgate Day
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Elderman's Day
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6.1813 – South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters which city, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator") ?
Merida, Venezuela
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Bogota, Colombia
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Quito, Ecuador
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Trujillo, Venezuela
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7.1844 – Samuel Morse sends a message from the United States Capitol to his assistant in Baltimore to inaugurate a commercial telegraph line. What was the message ?
"This is a Test"
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"What hath God wrought"
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"Let Communication Begin"
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"Please reply now"
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8.1883 – Which bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction ?
George Washington Bridge
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University Heights Bridge
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Queensboro Bridge
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Brooklyn Bridge
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9.1930 – Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo to Australia, but from where ?
Paris, France
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Bombay, India
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Cape Town, South Africa
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London, England
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10.1935 – The first night game in Major League Baseball history is played in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating which other team 2–1 at Crosley Field ?
Philadelphia Phillies
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Boston Red Sox
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Detroit Tigers
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New York Yankees
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11.1956 – The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in which city ?
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Antwerp, Belgium
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Lugano, Switzerland
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Turin, Italy
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12.1961 – American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in which city, for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus ?
Birmingham, Alabama
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Jackson, Mississippi
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Lafayette, Louisiana
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Macon, Georgia
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13.1976 – The Judgment of Paris takes place in France, launching which region as a worldwide force in the production of quality wine ?
California
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Tuscany
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Chile
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Provence
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14.1994 – Four men convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993 are each sentenced to how long in prison ?
25 years
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107 years
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240 years
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360 years
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15.1941 – Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist, writer, producer and Nobel Prize laureate is born in which city ?