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1.1549 – The Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reaches which nation ?
India
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Japan
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China
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Seychelles
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2.1663 – The English Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent by what means ?
Only in English Ships from English ports
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By any vessel available
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Only in British or Irish ships
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Only under the security of Naval escorts
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3.1775 – Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Dept: The 2nd Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of how many men." ?
100,000
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50,000
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20,000
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10,000
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4.1857 – Siege of Arrah begins: Sixty-eight men hold out for eight days against a force of 2,500 to 3,000 mutineers and 8,000 irregular forces. But in which country ?
Pakistan
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Burma
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Nepal
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India
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5.1866 – The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content in which state or province ?
Newfoundland
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Maine
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Nova Scotia
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Massachusetts
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6.1917 – World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal during which battle ?
Battle of Vimy Ridge
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Battle of Cambrai
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Battle of Verdun
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Battle of Passchendaele
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7.1929 – The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by how many nations ?
102
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53
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89
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37
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8.1940 – The animated short film "A Wild Hare" is released by Warner Brothers , introducing which character ?
Elmer Fudd
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Porky Pig
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Bugs Bunny
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Foghorn Leghorn
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9.1955 – El Al Flight 402 is shot down by two fighter jets after straying into the air space of which country ?
Bulgaria
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Saudi Arabia
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Turkey
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Romania
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10.1975 – Mayor of Jaffna and former MP Alfred Duraiappah is shot dead. He was mayor and MP in which country ?
Bangladesh
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Sri Lanka
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India
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Pakistan
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11.1981 – While landing at Chihuahua International Airport, Aeromexico Flight 230 crashes killing 32 people. How did the plane crash ?
Undercarriage collapsed
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Landed short of the runway
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Overshot the runway
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Fuel explosion
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12.1990 – Which country declares independence from the Soviet Union ?
Belarus
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Lithuania
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Georgia
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Uzbekistan
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13.1990 – The Jamaat al Muslimeen attempts a coup d'état in which island country ?
Cyprus
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Fiji
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Grenada
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Trinidad and Tobago
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14.1949 – Rory MacDonald, Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player is born. He is the bassist with with Scottish band ?
Big Country
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Runrig
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Proclaimers
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Idlewild
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15.Today is celebrated in the USA as National Scotch Day and what other food of drink ?