On This Day (August 5th) Multiple Choice

1. 1100 – Henry I is crowned King of England in which place ?

2. 1305 – William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance against England, is captured by the English near which city and transported to London ?

3. 1583 – Sir Humphrey Gilbert establishes the first English colony in North America, at what is now where ?

4. 1620 – The Mayflower departs from which English city, carrying would-be settlers, on its first attempt to reach North America ?

5. 1816 – The British Admiralty dismisses the invention of the electric telegraph as "wholly unnecessary", preferring to continue using the what means of communication ?

6. 1861 – The United States Army abolishes what means of discipline ?

7. 1874 – Which country launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom ?

8. 1888 – Bertha Benz drives between which two German cities and back in the first long distance automobile trip ?

9. 1914 – The first electric traffic light is installed in which US city ?

10. 1944 – World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra in which Australian state ?

11. 1957 – American Bandstand, a show dedicated to teenagers by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on which TV network ?

12. 1962 – Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until which year ?

13. 1965 – The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control disguised as what ?

14. 1981 – President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking workers who ignored his order for them to return to work. What were their occupations ?

15. 2010 – The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground for 69 days in which country ?