This Day In History - January 19th

Every event in this quiz happened on January 19th. Remember, the potato is watching.
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Last updated: January 20, 2016
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In 1861, this state seceded from the United States on Jan. 19th.
Georgia
The temperature rose ___ degrees in 15 minutes at Fort Assiniboine, Montana in 1892.
43
This political group dissolves the Russian Constitutional Assembly in 1918.
Bolsheviks
This man flew across the USA in 7 hours and 28 minutes, a new record, in 1937
Howard Hughes
This US president allowed the televising of press conference for the first time in 1955.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
The Apple Lisa was announced by this company in 1983.
Apple
This American sister tennis duo beat Belgian and French tennis players in the Australia Open in 2001.
Serena and Venus Williams
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This famous American writer was born in Boston in 1809.
Edgar Allan Poe
The original phantom of the opera was born in 1942.
Michael Crawford
This movie featuring Woody began production in 1993.
Toy Story
Communist China recognizes this country in 1950, amidst the Cold War.
North Vietnam
Pres. Eisenhower warns Pres. JFK about this indochinese country in 1961.
Laos
This country suffers from its first air raids in 1915.
United Kingdom
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