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| 1573 – A peace treaty is signed between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, leaving which island in Ottoman hands? | Cyprus | 100%
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| 1967 - Teamster president Jimmy Hoffa begins an 8-year jail sentence for defrauding the union & what other crime ? | Jury Tampering | 100%
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| 1989 – Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a fight over which author ? | Salman Rushdie | 100%
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| 1799 - The Royal Institution of Great Britain is founded and is dedicated to what cause ? | Scientific Research | 100%
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| 1962 - Which band make their broadcasting debut on BBC radio ? | The Beatles | 100%
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| 2019 - Which telecommunications company sues the US government over a federal ban on its products ? | Huawei Technologies Co.Ltd | 67%
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| 1900 – The German liner "SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" becomes the first ship to do what ? | Send Wireless Signals to Shore | 67%
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| 2024 - Which country becomes the 32nd member of NATO? | Sweden | 67%
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| 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls by what name ? | Telephone | 67%
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| 1799 – Napoleon Bonaparte captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 captives of which nationality ? | Albanian | 33%
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| 1277 – Bishop Stephen Tempier, condemns 219 philosophical and theological theses. He was the Bishop of which city? | Paris | 33%
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| 1908 - Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stands before city council and announces that, "women are not..... what"? | Physically fit enough to operate automobiles. | 33%
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| 2006 – The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a series of bombings in which city ? | Varanasi, India | 33%
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| 1986 – Challenger Disaster: Divers from the USS Preserver locate which part of Challenger on the ocean floor ? | Crew Cabin | 0%
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| 1958 – Rik Mayall, comedian, actor, screenwriter and star of many cult comedy sitcoms is born in which English county ? | Essex | 0%
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| 1951 – Korean War: United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgway begin an assault against Chinese forces known as Operation what ? | Ripper | 0%
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