On This Day (June 26th) Multiple Choice

1. 363 – Roman emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sasanian Empire. In which modern day country was this empire centred ?

2. 1295 – Przemysł II crowned king of Poland, following Ducal period. What is added to the Polish coat of arms ?

3. 1723 – After a siege and bombardment by cannon, which city surrenders to the Russians ?

4. 1794 – French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Fleurus marked the first successful military use of what ?

5. 1886 – Henri Moissan isolated which element for the first time ?

6. 1906 – The first Grand Prix motor racing event is held in which country ?

7. 1924 – The American occupation of which country ends after eight years ?

8. 1945 – The United Nations Charter is signed by 50 Allied nations in which city ?

9. 1948 – Shirley Jackson's short story The Lottery is published in which magazine ?

10. 1960 – Madagascar gains its independence from which nation ?

11. 1974 – The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time at a supermarket in Ohio. What product was sold ?

12. 1977 – Elvis Presley held his final concert in which city ?

13. 2006 – Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of which country, resigns after weeks of political unrest ?

14. 2008 – A suicide bomber detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people. What was he dressed as ?

15. 1955 – Mick Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as co-founder and member of which rock group ?