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1328 – Philip VI is crowned King of which country ?
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1733 – The right of settlers in New France to enslave natives is upheld at which city ?
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1790 – Which state becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become one of the United States ?
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1886 – The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in which newspaper ?
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1913 – Which of Igor Stravinsky's ballet scores receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot ?
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1914 – The Ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sinks following a collision with the loss of 1,012 lives, in which body of water ?
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1931 – Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by military firing squad for intent to kill who ?
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1935 – Today marks the first flight of which fighter aeroplane ?
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1950 – The "St. Roch", the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in which port ?
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1953 – Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Why was it extra special for Norgay ?
It was his 100th attempt
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It was his wedding anniversary
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It was his last attempt before retirement
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1973 – Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of which city ?
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1982 – Falklands War: British forces defeat the Argentines in which battle ?
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
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Battle of Wireless Ridge
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1993 – A beauty pageant is held in which city drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens ?
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1949 – Francis Rossi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist, is born. He is best known for his role in which British rock band ?
Electric Light Orchestra
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Which food is celebrated on this day in the United Kingdom ?
National Yorkshire Pudding Day
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National Fish and Chips Day
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The Byzantine Empire may have fallen on this day, however I cant include every event that happened on a particular day.
My criteria for questions is limited to the event being on that day and being able to make a question out of the fact easily.
Sometimes there isnt enough alternate, incorrect answers to make a reasonable multiple choice question