The W's
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Answer
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Who (a Kiwi and a Sherpa)
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Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
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What
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First successful ascent of Mount Everest
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When (four days before a coronation)
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May 29, 1953
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Where
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Himalayas, India/Tibet
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Who (a Carolingian)
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Charlemagne
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What
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Crowned Holy Roman Emperor
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When (Christmas Day)
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December 25, 800
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Where
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St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
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Who
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
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What
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Moon landing
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When (a month into the 'Summer of Love')
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July 20, 1969
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Where (just south of Mare Serenitatis)
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Sea of Tranquility
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Who (four Scousers)
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The Beatles
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What (seen by 73 million)
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First appearance on U.S. TV
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When
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February 9, 1964
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Where
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CBS Studio 50, New York
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Who
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Bonnie and Clyde
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What (in their stolen Ford Deluxe)
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Killed by law enforcement
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When
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May 23, 1934
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Where (just south of the I-20, east of Shreveport)
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Bienville Parish, Louisiana
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Who (from the Xhosa tribe)
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Nelson Mandela
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What
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Elected president
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When (there was a solar eclipse that day)
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May 10, 1994
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Where
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Pretoria, South Africa
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The W's
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Answer
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Who
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Marie Curie
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What (won again for Chemistry in 1911)
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics
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When
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December 10, 1903
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Where (the Vasa was launched nearby)
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Stockholms Stadshuset, Stockholm
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Who (a Dubliner)
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James Joyce
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What
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Publication of Ulysses
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When (on Groundhog Day, not Bloomsday)
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February 2, 1922
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Where
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Shakespeare and Company, Paris
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Who (born in Bonn)
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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What (it's in C minor)
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Premiere of 5th Symphony
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When
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June 18, 1815
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Where
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Theatre an der Wien, Vienna
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Who (a Ptolemy)
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Cleopatra
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What
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Defeat at the Battle of Actium
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When
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September 2-3, 31 B.C.
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Where (south of the Adriatic)
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Ionian Sea, Greece
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Who
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Guglielmo Marconi
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What (it was just three clicks)
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First trans-Atlantic radio transmission
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When
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December 12, 1901
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Where (the receiving end)
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Signal Hill, St. John's, Newfoundland
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Who (a Romanian)
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Nadia Comaneci
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What (she earned six more at the XXI games)
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Perfect 10
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When
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July 18, 1976
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Where
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Montréal Forum, Montréal, Québec
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