On This Day (September 26th) Multiple Choice

1. 1087 – William II is crowned King of England, and reigns until which year ?

2. 1580 – Which explorer finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth ?

3. 1688 – The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of which country ?

4. 1777 – American Revolution: British troops occupy which city ?

5. 1810 – A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates, and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the throne of which nation ?

6. 1905 – Albert Einstein publishes which of his "Annus Mirabilis" papers, introducing the special theory of relativity ?

7. 1907 – Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and which other country are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire ?

8. 1923 – The German government accepts the occupation of which region ?

9. 1934 – Which ocean liner is launched.

10. 1953 – The rationing in the United Kingdom of what product ends ?

11. 1969 – Which album by The Beatles is released ?

12. 1973 – Which airplane makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time ?

13. 1983 – Australia II wins the America's Cup, ending the New York Yacht Club's domination of the race for the past how many years

14. 2000 – Anti-globalization protests in which European city turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits ?

15. 2005 – The PBS Kids Channel is shut down and replaced by a joint network with Comcast called what ?