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1.1087 – William Rufus becomes King of England, taking the title William II, he reigned until which year ?
1095
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1100
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1126
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1105
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2.1543 – Mary Stuart, at nine months old, is crowned "Queen of Scots" in which Scottish town ?
Stirling
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Dundee
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Dumfries
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Hawick
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3.1845 – Possible start of the Great Potato Famine in which country ?
Russia
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Sweden
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Ireland
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Denmark
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4.1850 – Which state is admitted as the thirty-first U.S. state ?
Oregon
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Washington
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Idaho
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California
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5.1892 – The third moon of Jupiter is discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard. What is it called ?
Amalthea
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Europa
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Ganymede
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Io
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6.1914 – World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army. By what nickname was it also known ?
The Canuke Brigade
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Brutinel's Brigade
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Canadian Cab Company
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Wheels Platoon
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7.1924 – The Hanapepe massacre occurs on which Hawaiian island ?
Oʻahu
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Molokai
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Kauaʻi
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Maui
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8.1942 – World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on which state ?
Oregon
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Washington
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Nevada
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New Mexico
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9.1943 – World War II: The Allies land near Salerno and which other Italian city ?
Brindisi
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Agrigento
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Taranto
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Pescara
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10.1956 – Who appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time ?
Elvis Presley
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Buddy Holly
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Bing Crosby
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Frank Sinatra
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11.1965 – Which hurricane makes its second landfall near New Orleans and becomes the first hurricane to cause over $1 billion in unadjusted damage ?
Hurricane Debbie
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Hurricane Carol
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Hurricane Anna
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Hurricane Betsy
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12.1972 – In the Mammoth Cave National Park, a Cave Research Foundation exploration team discovers a link between the Mammoth and which other cave system ?
Fisher Ridge
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Flint Ridge
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Binkley's Cave System
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Blue Spring
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13.1991 – Which "stan" declares independence from the Soviet Union ?
Kyrgyzstan
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Uzbekistan
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Tajikistan
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Turkmenistan
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14.2009 – The first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated in which city ?
Dubai
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Muscat
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Riyadh
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Abu Dhabi
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15.2016 – The government of North Korea conducts its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. World leaders condemn the act, with South Korea calling it what ?