| Hint | Year | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Napoleon defeated at Waterloo | 1815 | 92%
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| U.S. Civil War begins | 1861 | 87%
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| Victoria becomes Queen of the UK | 1837 | 75%
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| Start of the Great Famine in Ireland | 1845 | 62%
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| Brazil becomes the last country in the Western Hemisphere to ban slavery | 1888 | 60%
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| The first modern Olympic Games | 1896 | 53%
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| U.S. buys Louisiana Territory | 1803 | 52%
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| Mexico becomes independent from Spain | 1821 | 47%
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| Eiffel Tower completed | 1889 | 47%
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| "On the Origin of Species" published | 1859 | 30%
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| Marx and Engels publish "The Communist Manifesto" | 1848 | 28%
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| Debut of Beethoven's ninth and final symphony | 1824 | 27%
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| British gain control of Hong Kong island | 1841 | 27%
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| Crimean War begins | 1853 | 24%
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| Prussian troops capture Paris | 1871 | 23%
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| The first photograph | 1826 | 19%
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| Vincent Van Gogh commits suicide | 1890 | 18%
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| "Pride and Prejudice" published | 1813 | 15%
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| Morse sends the first telegraph message | 1844 | 12%
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| Modern oil industry begins with the first oil derrick at Titusville, PA | 1859 | 10%
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| Discovery of Antarctica | 1820 | 9%
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