On This Day (July 14th) Multiple Choice

1. 1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of which nation upon the death of his father, Philip II ?

2. 1771 – Foundation of the Mission San Antonio de Padua, by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra, in what is now known as which state ?

3. 1791 – The Priestley Riots drive Joseph Priestley, a supporter of the French Revolution, out of which city ?

4. 1865 – First ascent of which mountain by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent ?

5. 1874 – A fire burns down 47 acres of which city, destroying 812 buildings, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms ?

6. 1881 – Which outlaw is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner ?

7. 1911 – Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright brothers, lands his airplane where ?

8. 1916 – World War I: Start of the Battle of Delville Wood as an action within the Battle of the Somme, which was to last until when ?

9. 1938 – Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing an airplane flight around the world. How long does it take ?

10. 1943 – The George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American in which city ?

11. 1960 – Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in which present-day country to begin her famous study of chimpanzees in the wild ?

12. 1965 – The Mariner 4 probe takes the first close-up photos of another planet. Which one ?

13. 1969 – Football War: After Honduras loses a soccer match, riots break out against migrant workers from which country ?

14. 1976 – Capital punishment is abolished in which country ?

15. Today is known as Bastille Day in which European country ?