On This Day (July 11th) Multiple Choice

1. 1174 – Baldwin IV, aged 13, becomes King of where, with Raymond III, Count of Tripoli as regent and William of Tyre as chancellor ?

2. 1576 – Martin Frobisher sights land on his first voyage to find the North West passage. Which land did he see ?

3. 1796 – Under the terms of the Jay Treaty the United States takes possession of which city from Great Britain ?

4. 1848 – Which major London railway station opens ?

5. 1899 – Which motor manufacturer is founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy ?

6. 1919 – The eight-hour day and free Sunday become law for workers in which country ?

7. 1936 – Which bridge in New York City is opened to traffic ?

8. 1943 – World War II: German and Italian troops launch a counter-attack on Allied forces on which island ?

9. 1947 – The "Exodus 1947", an immigrant ship, heads to Palestine from which country ?

10. 1962 – The first satellite television transmission takes place over which area?

11. 1971 – Which type of mines in Chile are nationalized ?

12. 1973 – Varig Flight 820 crashes near Paris, France, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA bans what ?

13. 1978 – Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying what product crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists ?

14. 1979 – America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over which ocean ?

15. 1947 – Jeff Hanna, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer is born. He is best known for his association with which band ?