On This Day (June 14th) Multiple Choice

1. 1158 – Which city is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar ?

2. 1287 – Kublai Khan defeats the force of Nayan and other traditionalist Borjigin princes in Mongolia and which other region ?

3. 1690 – King William III of England (William of Orange) travels to which country to confront the former King James II ?

4. 1839 – A village on the River Thames stages its first regatta, an event that still continues to this day. What is the name of the village ?

5. 1872 – Trade unions are legalized in which country ?

6. 1900 – Which future state becomes a United States territory ?

7. 1907 – Which European country grants women the right to vote ?

8. 1937 – U.S. House of Representatives passes a law to tax what product ?

9. 1940 – World War II: The German occupation of which city begins ?

10. 1951 – UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau. What was UNIVAC I ?

11. 1955 – Which country becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty ?

12. 1959 – The first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in which theme park ?

13. 1966 – The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in which year ?

14. 2017 – A fire in a high-rise apartment building in London leaves 72 people dead and another 74 injured. What was the building called ?

15. 1946 – Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality and 45th President of the United States is born in which New York borough ?