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1.1249 – Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the head of which Empire ?
Mongol
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Ottoman
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Russian
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British
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2.1646 – The last major battle of the First English Civil War is fought in which town ?
Nantwich, Cheshire
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Torrington, Devon
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Edge Hill, Warwickshire
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Newbury, Berkshire
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3.1804 – During the First Barbary War, Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn which frigate that was held by pirates ?
USS Constellation
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USS Enterprise
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USS Philadelphia
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USS Chesapeake
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4.1881 – Which company is incorporated by Act of Parliament at Ottawa ?
Hudson Bay Company
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Canadian Pacific Railway
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Royal Bank of Canada
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Imperial Oil
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5.1923 – Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of which Pharaoh ?
Hatshepsut
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Tutankhamun
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Ramses II
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Amenhotep III
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6.1930 – Which Eastern European Football Federation joins FIFA ?
Romania
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Hungary
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Bulgaria
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Poland
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7.1937 – Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for which product ?
Teflon
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Latex
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Kevlar
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Nylon
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8.1941 – Kim Jong-il, North Korean commander and politician, is born according to Russia in Khabarovsk, where was he born a year later according to his official biography ?
Paektu Mountain
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Pyongyang
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Kaesong Archaeological Site
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Wonsan beach and ski resort
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9.1960 – The U.S. Navy submarine USS Triton begins Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin what feat ?
First submerged circumnavigation of the Globe
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First submerged traverse of the Arctic
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Deepest Dive
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Longest period submerged
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10.1968 – The first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service in which city ?
Galvaston, Texas
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Savannah, Georgia
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Haleyville, Alabama
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Sacramento, California
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11.1985 – Which political and militant extremist group is founded on this day ?
Al Qaeda
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Hezbollah
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FARC
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Al Shabaab
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12.1986 – The Soviet cruise liner MS Mikhail Lermontov runs aground in the Marlborough Sounds, in which country ?
New Zealand
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Australia
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United Kingdom
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Canada
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13.Today is a celebration of which food in the USA ?
National Raisin Day
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National Pea Day
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National Almond Day
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National Tofu Day
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14.2005 – The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004–05 regular season and playoffs for what reason ?
High Costs
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Virus Epidemic
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Labour Dispute
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Dispute over TV rights
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15.2006 – The last of which type of unit is decommissioned by the United States Army ?
K-9
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Undercover
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Archery
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M.A.S.H.
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16.2016 - Boutros Boutros-Ghali, 6th Secretary General of the United Nations dies. What was his nationality?