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1.1561 – Mary, Queen of Scots, who was 18 years old, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in which country ?
France
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Spain
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Denmark
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Luxembourg
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2.1782 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks: The last major engagement of the war, how long after the surrender of the British commander ?
Fourteen months
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Six months
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Ten months
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Three months
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3.1812 – War of 1812: American frigate USS Constitution earns the name "Old Ironsides" after defeating the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of where ?
Newfoundland
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Nova Scotia
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Maine
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Florida
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4.1839 – The French government announces that Louis Daguerre's photographic process is a what ?
"A forgery of the highest order"
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"An amazing invention"
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"A fine example of French discovery"
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"A gift free to the world"
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5.1848 – Which newspaper breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California ?
Washington Post
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New York Times
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New York Herald
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Boston Herald
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6.1861 – First ascent of Weisshorn, the fifth highest summit in which mountain range ?
Alps
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Pyrenees
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Urals
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Atlas
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7.1909 – The first automobile race is held at which venue ?
Brooklands, UK
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Le Mans, France
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway, USA
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Nurburgring, Germany
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8.1934 – The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in which city ?
Springfield, Illinois
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Dayton, Ohio
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Madison, Wisconsin
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9.1944 – World War II: Which city rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops ?
Paris
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Brussels
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Oslo
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Amsterdam
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10.1953 – The CIA and which other intelligence agency help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ?
KGB
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Mossad
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MI6
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GIP
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11.1955 – In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by which Hurricane claims 200 lives ?
George
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Diane
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Jack
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Barbara
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12.1987 – In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide in which town ?
Dalkeith
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Rhayader
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Warrington
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Hungerford
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13.1991 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in which Ukraine town ?
Foros
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Kiev
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Popivka
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Odessa
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14.1999 – Tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of President Slobodan Milošević in which city ?
Novi Sad
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Kragujevac
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Belgrade
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Nis
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15.2005 – The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and which nation, called Peace Mission 2005 begins ?