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1.1158 – Which city is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar ?
Munich
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Zurich
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Strasbourg
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Salzburg
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2.1287 – Kublai Khan defeats the force of Nayan and other traditionalist Borjigin princes in Mongolia and which other region ?
Siberia
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Tibet
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Manchuria
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Kamchatka
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3.1690 – King William III of England (William of Orange) travels to which country to confront the former King James II ?
Netherlands
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Denmark
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France
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Ireland
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4.1839 – A village on the River Thames stages its first regatta, an event that still continues to this day. What is the name of the village ?
Sandford on Thames
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Henley on Thames
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Walton on Thames
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Kingston upon Thames
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5.1872 – Trade unions are legalized in which country ?
Ireland
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Sweden
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Canada
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Japan
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6.1900 – Which future state becomes a United States territory ?
Hawaii
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Alaska
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Florida
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California
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7.1907 – Which European country grants women the right to vote ?
Portugal
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Norway
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Greece
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Hungary
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8.1937 – U.S. House of Representatives passes a law to tax what product ?
Liqour
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Cigars
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Gasoline
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Cannabis
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9.1940 – World War II: The German occupation of which city begins ?
Paris
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Warsaw
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Amsterdam
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Brussels
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10.1951 – UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau. What was UNIVAC I ?
Census Form
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Evacuation Procedure
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Early Digital Computer
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Vacation Allowance
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11.1955 – Which country becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty ?
Brazil
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Uruguay
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Bolivia
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Chile
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12.1959 – The first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in which theme park ?
Disneyland, California
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Gatorland, Orlando
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Playland, Vancouver
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Gillian's Wonderland Pier, Ocean City
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13.1966 – The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in which year ?
1658
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1557
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1495
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1774
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14.2017 – A fire in a high-rise apartment building in London leaves 72 people dead and another 74 injured. What was the building called ?
Waverley Court
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Mandela House
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Grenfell Tower
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Lansdowne Apartments
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15.1946 – Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality and 45th President of the United States is born in which New York borough ?