Year
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Hint
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Answer
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364
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Western Roman Emperor who successfully defended against Germanic invasions is sworn in
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Valentinian
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1266
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Charles of Anjou defeats German and Sicilian forces at this battle and kills Manfred King of Sicily
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Battle of Benevento
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1616
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This astronomer is banned from teaching his earth orbiting the sun theory
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Galileo Galilei
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1815
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"The Little Corporal" escapes from this small island off of Italy
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Elba
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1914
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This sister ship of the Titanic is launched for use as a hospital ship
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Britannic
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1919 and 1929
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These national parks are created (name either)
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Grand Canyon or Grand Teton
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1935
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Hitler orders what to be reformed, directly violating the Treaty of Versailles once again
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Luftwaffe
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1936
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Young Japanese military officers stage this against the government in the February 26th incident
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a Coup
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1945
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US forces take back this Filipino island that General Wainwright had surrendered on May 7th 1942
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Corregidor
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1960
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An Alitalia plane crashes into a cemetery in this Irish town
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Shannon
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1993
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Terrorists use this method to try to blow up the World Trade Center
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Truck Bomb
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2012
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This 17 year old is shot to death by George Zimmerman
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Trayvon Martin
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1564
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This English playwright is born, his greatest hit was Tamburlaine
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Christopher Marlowe
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1829
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This businessman is born, he founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans
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Levi Strauss
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1846
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William Frederick Cody is born, but his nickname is the namesake of an NFL team
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Buffalo Bill
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1882
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The commander in chief of the Pacific fleet who was removed from command after Pearl Harbor is born
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Husband Kimmel
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1928
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This pianist/singer/songwriter whose records included The Fat Man and Ain't That a Shame is born
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Fats Domino
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1932
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The singer famous for his prison concerts is born
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Johnny Cash
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1967
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The oldest professional soccer player ever is born, known as King Kazu
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Kazuyoshi Miura
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1973
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A super sub and terrible manager for Manchester United is born, his greatest moment was winning the 1999 Champions League for them
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
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1903
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This inventor who invented the gun that bears his name dies
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Richard Gatling
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1936
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This 20th PM of Japan is killed in the February 26th incident
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Takahashi Korekiyo
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1936
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This 30th PM of Japan is killed in the February 26th incident
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Saito Makoto
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1936
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This Japanese general is killed in the February 26th incident
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Jotaro Watanbe
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1991-present
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This country celebrates its liberation day after it is freed from Iraq
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Kuwait
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