On This Day (October 26th) Multiple Choice

1. 1377 – Tvrtko I is crowned the first king of which European country ?

2. 1640 – A treaty is signed, restoring peace between Covenanter Scotland and King Charles, in which English city ?

3. 1689 – General Piccolomini of Austria burns down Skopje to prevent the spread of which disease ?

4. 1825 – The Erie Canal opens, allowing direct passage from which river to Lake Erie ?

5. 1917 – First World War: Which south American country declares war on the Central Powers ?

6. 1943 – World War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil". What was it's unique feature ?

7. 1958 – Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to which destination ?

8. 1968 – Soviet cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy pilots Soyuz 3 into space for a mission lasting how long ?

9. 1977 – Ali Maow Maalin, the last natural case of smallpox, develops a rash in which African country ?

10. 1991 – The last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army leaves the territory of the Republic of Slovenia. How long after the end of the Ten Day War ?

11. 1994 – Israel signs a peace treaty with which other country ?

12. 1995 – Mossad agents assassinate Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shaqaqi in his hotel on which island ?

13. 2000 – A wave of protests forces Robert Guéï to step down as president after the presidential election in which African country ?

14. 2000 – Which games console is launched in North American markets with 27 launch titles ?

15. 2003 – The Cedar Fire, the third-largest fire in California history, kills 15 people, consumes 250,000 acres, and destroys 2,200 homes around which city ?