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| 1861 – First ascent of Weisshorn, the fifth highest summit in which mountain range ? | Alps | 100%
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| 1999 – Tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of President Slobodan Milošević in which city ? | Belgrade | 100%
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| 1934 – The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in which city ? | Dayton, Ohio | 100%
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| 1991 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in which Ukraine town ? | Foros | 100%
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| 1561 – Mary, Queen of Scots, who was 18 years old, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in which country ? | France | 100%
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| 1909 – The first automobile race is held at which venue ? | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, USA | 100%
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| 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 ? | MI6 | 100%
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| 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 ? | Nova Scotia | 100%
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| 1839 – The French government announces that Louis Daguerre's photographic process is a what ? | "A gift free to the world" | 0%
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| 2005 – The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and which nation, called Peace Mission 2005 begins ? | China | 0%
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| 1955 – In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by which Hurricane claims 200 lives ? | Diane | 0%
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| 1987 – In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide in which town ? | Hungerford | 0%
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| 1848 – Which newspaper breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California ? | New York Herald | 0%
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| 1944 – World War II: Which city rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops ? | Paris | 0%
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| 1782 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks: The last major engagement of the war, how long after the surrender of the British commander ? | Ten months | 0%
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