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1.1154 – Henry II of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey. He is the first king of which royal house ?
House of Plantagenet
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House of Windsor
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House of Tudor
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House of Normandy
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2.1606 – Three ships depart England carrying settlers who founded the first of the thirteen colonies that became the US. The ships were called "Susan Constant", "Discovery" and what ?
Valiant
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Lundy
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Godspeed
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Cornish Maid
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3.1796 – French Revolutionary Wars: Two British frigates and two Spanish frigates engage in battle off the coast of which Spanish region ?
Cantabria
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Catalonia
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Galicia
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Murcia
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4.1912 – William Van Schaick, captain of the steamship General Slocum which caught fire and killed over 1000 people, is pardoned after 3 1⁄2 years in which US prison ?
Sing Sing
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Folsom
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Alcatraz
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San Quentin
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5.1924 – The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in which UK city ?
Edinburgh
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Belfast
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London
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Cardiff
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6.1924 – German serial killer Fritz Haarmann is sentenced to death for a series of murders. Which answer was NOT one of his nicknames ?
The Butcher of Hanover
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The Mad Ripper
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The Vampire of Hanover
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The Wolf Man
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7.1927 – Three Indian revolutionaries are executed by the British Raj for participation in the Kakori conspiracy. What was the Kakori conspiracy ?
Plot to assassinate Gandhi
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Banking fraud
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Infiltration of British government
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Train robbery
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8.1932 – BBC World Service begins broadcasting under what name ?
BBC Empire Service
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BBC Overseas Service
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BBC European Service
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BBC Foreign Service
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9.1941 – World War II: Limpet mines placed by Italian divers heavily damage HMS Valiant and HMS Queen Elizabeth in which harbour ?
Valletta, Malta
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Limassol, Cyprus
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Alexandria, Egypt
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Tripoli, Libya
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10.1967 – Harold Holt, the Prime Minister of Australia, is officially presumed dead. Even though his body was never found, how was his fate assumed ?
Disappeared while swimming
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Lost walking in the Outback
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Eaten by crocodiles in a lake
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Abducted by Aliens
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11.1972 – Apollo program: The last manned lunar flight, crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth. What was the mission number ?
Apollo 16
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Apollo 17
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Apollo 18
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Apollo 19
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12.1981 – Sixteen lives are lost when the Penlee lifeboat goes to the aid of the stricken coaster "Union Star" in heavy seas. In which UK county is the Penlee lifeboat station ?
Kent
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Gwynedd
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Aberdeenshire
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Cornwall
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13.1983 – The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of which country's Football Association ?
Mexico
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Brazil
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Italy
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United Kingdom
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14.2001 – A record high barometric pressure of 1085.6 hPa (32.06 inHg) is recorded at a weather station in which country ?
Mongolia
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Iceland
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Tonga
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Chile
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15.2012 – Park Geun-hye is elected the first female president of which nation ?