On This Day (September 18th) Multiple Choice

1. AD 96 – Who is proclaimed Roman emperor after Domitian is assassinated ?

2. 1066 – Norwegian king Harald Hardrada lands with Tostig Godwinson at the mouth of which river beginning his invasion of England ?

3. 1793 – The first cornerstone of which building is laid by George Washington ?

4. 1837 – Tiffany & Co. is founded in New York City. What was it originally called ?

5. 1870 – Which famous US landmark is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn ?

6. 1879 – The "Illuminations" are switched on for the first time in which British seaside resort ?

7. 1911 – Russian Premier Pyotr Stolypin is shot at the Opera House in which city ?

8. 1928 – Juan de la Cierva makes the first crossing of the English Channel by what means ?

9. 1939 – World War II: The radio show "Germany Calling" begins transmitting what ?

10. 1945 – General Douglas MacArthur moves his command headquarters to which city ?

11. 1973 – East Germany, West Germany and which other nation are admitted to the United Nations ?

12. 1974 – Hurricane Fifi strikes which country with 110 mph winds ?

13. 1981 – The Assemblée Nationale votes to abolish what in France ?

14. 2001 – First mailing of letters from Trenton, New Jersey containing what substance ?

15. 2014 – Which constituent country votes against independence from the United Kingdom ?