Statistics for What Year Did It Happen?

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Germany invades Poland, triggering World War II.	1939	94%
Wall Street crashes beginning the Great Depression.	1929	91%
The Vietnam War ends.	1975	89%
Christopher Columbus lands in the Bahamas.	1492	88%
The first iPhone is announced.	2007	87%
The Beatles perform live for the last time on the roof of Abbey Road Studios.	1969	83%
South Sudan is officially recognized by the United Nations.	2011	83%
William, Duke of Normandy (later William I) conquers England.	1066	71%
A Hindu extremist assassinates Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi.	1948	71%
Nadia Comaneci gets a perfect 10 at the Montreal Olympics.	1976	71%
The Constitution of the United States is ratified.	1788	64%
South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the United States.	1860	63%
Julia Child's cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking is released.	1961	45%
Pilgrims land on Plymouth Rock.	1620	38%
Mexico gains independence from Spain.	1821	37%
Giles Corey is pressed to death in an effort to get him to admit to witchcraft.	1692	24%