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Date
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Year
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Clue
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Answer
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Oct 1
|
331 BC
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This conqueror defeats the Persians at the Battle of Gaugamela
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Alexander the Great
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Oct 2
|
1535
|
Jacques Cartier arrives at the present-day site of this city
on the St. Lawrence river
|
Montreal
|
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Oct 3
|
1990
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This country is reunified
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Germany
|
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Oct 4
|
1957
|
This satellite becomes the first human-built object to orbit Earth
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Sputnik 1
|
|
Oct 5
|
2011
|
This technology pioneer dies of pancreatic cancer
|
Steve Jobs
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|
Oct 6
|
1973
|
Syria and Egypt invade Israel on this Jewish holiday
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Yom Kippur
|
|
Oct 7
|
1962
|
Dr. No, the first movie to feature this character, is released
|
James Bond
|
|
Oct 8
|
1871
|
Mrs. O'Leary's cow allegedly starts a fire in this city
|
Chicago
|
|
Oct 9
|
768
|
This ruler is crowned King of the Franks
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Charlemagne
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|
Oct 10
|
1911
|
The start of the Xinhai Revolution, which overthrew this
imperial dynasty, China's last
|
Qing
|
|
Oct 11
|
1962
|
This Catholic council convenes. It would introduce many changes,
such as allowing masses to be held in languages besides Latin.
|
Second Vatican
Council
|
|
Oct 12
|
1810
|
This Munich festival is held for the first time
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Oktoberfest
|
|
Oct 13
|
54
|
This musical enthusiast becomes emperor of Rome
|
Nero
|
|
Oct 14
|
1066
|
William the Conqueror wins this pivotal battle
|
Battle of Hastings
|
|
Oct 15
|
1917
|
Exotic dancer Mata Hari is executed for this crime
|
Espionage
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|
Oct 16
|
1793
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This French queen is guillotined
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Marie Antoinette
|
|
Oct 17
|
1604
|
This explosion is first observed from Earth. For weeks, it would appear
brighter than any star in the night sky.
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Kepler's Supernova
|
|
Oct 18
|
1898
|
This island becomes a U.S. territory
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
Oct 19
|
1812
|
Napoleon retreats from this city. Fewer than 10% of his troops
will survive the long march back to France.
|
Moscow
|
|
Oct 20
|
1944
|
General Douglas MacArthur returns to this country after being
forced to flee two years earlier
|
Philippines
|
|
Oct 21
|
1805
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This one-armed admiral defeats the French at the Battle of Trafalgar
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Horatio Nelson
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|
Oct 22
|
1836
|
Sam Houston becomes the first president of this short-lived country
|
Texas
|
|
Oct 23
|
4004 BC
|
The world is created, according to James Ussher's calculations
based on this book
|
The Bible
|
|
Oct 24
|
1901
|
Annie Taylor becomes the first person to go over these in a barrel
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Niagara Falls
|
|
Oct 25
|
1415
|
This English king defeats the French at Agincourt
|
Henry V
|
|
Oct 26
|
1881
|
The "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" occurs in this Arizona frontier town
|
Tombstone
|
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Oct 27
|
1682
|
This American city is founded by William Penn
|
Philadelphia
|
|
Oct 28
|
1962
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Ending a crisis, the USSR agrees to remove its missiles from this country
|
Cuba
|
|
Oct 29
|
1618
|
This English adventurer, who tried to colonize Virginia, is beheaded
|
Walter Raleigh
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Oct 30
|
1922
|
This fascist becomes Prime Minister of Italy
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Benito Mussolini
|
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Oct 31
|
2011
|
The human population of Earth reaches this number
(according to the U.N.)
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7 billion
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Regarding the Battle of Hastings, the question isn't about William before the battle. One could say that at the moment he won the battle (as it is phrased in the question), he became The Conqueror.