On This Day (August 19th) Multiple Choice

1. 1561 – Mary, Queen of Scots, who was 18 years old, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in which country ?

2. 1782 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks: The last major engagement of the war, how long after the surrender of the British commander ?

3. 1812 – War of 1812: American frigate USS Constitution earns the name "Old Ironsides" after defeating the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of where ?

4. 1839 – The French government announces that Louis Daguerre's photographic process is a what ?

5. 1848 – Which newspaper breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California ?

6. 1861 – First ascent of Weisshorn, the fifth highest summit in which mountain range ?

7. 1909 – The first automobile race is held at which venue ?

8. 1934 – The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in which city ?

9. 1944 – World War II: Which city rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops ?

10. 1953 – The CIA and which other intelligence agency help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ?

11. 1955 – In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by which Hurricane claims 200 lives ?

12. 1987 – In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide in which town ?

13. 1991 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in which Ukraine town ?

14. 1999 – Tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of President Slobodan Milošević in which city ?

15. 2005 – The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and which nation, called Peace Mission 2005 begins ?