On This Day (August 19th) Multiple Choice - Statistics

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1861 – First ascent of Weisshorn, the fifth highest summit in which mountain range ? Alps
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1999 – Tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of President Slobodan Milošević in which city ? Belgrade
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1934 – The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in which city ? Dayton, Ohio
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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
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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
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1909 – The first automobile race is held at which venue ? Indianapolis Motor Speedway, USA
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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
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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
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1839 – The French government announces that Louis Daguerre's photographic process is a what ? "A gift free to the world"
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2005 – The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and which nation, called Peace Mission 2005 begins ? China
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1955 – In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by which Hurricane claims 200 lives ? Diane
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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
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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
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1944 – World War II: Which city rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops ? Paris
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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
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