Statistics for On this Day in History: previous events on 1st October

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Event	Answer	% Correct
And so was 'Mary Poppins' actress	Julie Andrews	73%
POTUS 39 is born	Jimmy Carter	67%
Muhammed Ali beat this boxer in the 'Thrilla in Manila' (1975)	Joe Frazier	60%
German Army grinds to a complete halt in this city (1942)	Stalingrad	60%
Probably the most well know talk show ever airs for the first time (1962)	The Tonight Show	47%
The act that created this US National Park was enacted (1890)	Yosemite	47%
Shinkansen begins high-speed rail transit between Tokyo and Osaka. What is it? (1964)	Bullet Train	33%
This country becomes independent from the UK (1960)	Nigeria	20%
Siege of _________ begins during the Croatian War of Independence (1991)	Dubrovnik	13%
Sony release this gadget for the first time (1982)	Compact Disc Player	0%