| Date | Year | Event | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10 | 1998 | Good Friday Agreement signed in Northern {Ireland} | 85%
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| - | 1662 | Last sighting of the {dodo} bird | 84%
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| Feb 27 | 2014 | Russia invades the peninsula of {Crimea} | 83%
|
| Jun 25 | 1950 | The {Korean} War begins | 83%
|
| Jan 18 | 1788 | First fleet of convicts arrives in {Australia} | 80%
|
| Nov 24 | 1859 | "On the Origin of {Species}", by Charles Darwin, is published | 77%
|
| Dec 2 | 1993 | Drug lord {Pablo} {Escobar} shot by police in Medellín | 73%
|
| - | 1099 | Crusaders capture the city of {Jerusalem} | 72%
|
| Jul 9 | 1762 | {Catherine} the Great becomes empress of Russia | 71%
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| Apr 29 | 1945 | Adolf Hitler marries {Eva} {Braun} | 70%
|
| Jul 1 | 1997 | {Hong} {Kong} returned to China | 68%
|
| May 6 | 1937 | The zeppelin {Hindenburg} catches fire | 67%
|
| - | 874 | Ingólfr Arnarson becomes the first person to settle on {Iceland} | 65%
|
| Dec 14 | 1911 | Amundsen reaches the {South} {Pole} | 63%
|
| May 1 | 1876 | Victoria declared Empress of {India} | 62%
|
| Mar 12 | 1930 | {Gandhi} marches to the sea to get salt | 53%
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| Nov 1 | 1520 | {Magellan} sails through the strait that bears his name | 46%
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| May 16 | 1966 | Mao announces the start of the {Cultural} Revolution | 45%
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| Jun 16 | 1373 | England signs an alliance with {Portugal}, still in force today | 41%
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| Aug 16 | 1896 | Start of the {Klondike} Gold Rush | 38%
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