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1.1658 – Spanish forces fail to retake which island at the Battle of Rio Nuevo during the Anglo-Spanish War ?
Jamaica
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Puerto Rico
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Hispaniola
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Grenada
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2.1678 – When she graduates from the University of Padua, Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of which branch of study ?
Medicine
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The Arts
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Philosophy
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Divinity
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3.1741 – Maria Theresa is crowned Queen of which nation ?
Netherlands
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Hungary
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Bulgaria
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Lithuania
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4.1786 – Gavriil Pribylov discovers St. George Island of the Pribilof Islands in which body of water ?
South China Sea
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East Siberian Sea
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Bering Sea
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Kara Sea
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5.1788 – Which state becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution ?
West Virginia
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Virginia
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South Carolina
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Indiana
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6.1910 – The United States Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of what ?
Women or girls for “immoral purposes”
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Strong Liqour
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Currency for illicit purposes
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Tobacco products
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7.1923 – Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever what in a DH.4B biplane ?
Loop the loop
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Wing walk
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Aerial refueling
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Sea landing
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8.1938 – Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of which country ?
New Zealand
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Ireland
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Zambia
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Namibia
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9.1944 – World War II: The Battle of Tali-Ihantala begins. It is the largest battle ever fought in which region ?
Nordic Countries
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Pacific Ocean
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North Africa
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South East Asia
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10.1960 – Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency defected to the Soviet Union while on vacation in which country ?
Cuba
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Mexico
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Costa Rica
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Argentina
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11.1975 – Mozambique achieves independence from which nation ?
United Kingdom
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France
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South Africa
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Portugal
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12.1978 – The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time during the which city's Gay Freedom Day Parade ?
San Francisco
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London
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Paris
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New Orleans
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13.1993 – Kim Campbell is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of which country ?
New Zealand
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Australia
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Canada
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Ireland
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14.2017 – The World Health Organization estimates that which country has over 200,000 cases of cholera ?
Libya
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Yemen
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Syria
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Afghanistan
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15.1940 – Clint Warwick, English bass player, is born. With which band was he the original bass player ?
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