On This Day (September 30th) Multiple Choice

1. 1399 – Who is proclaimed king of England ?

2. 1520 – Suleiman I is proclaimed sultan of the Ottoman Empire. By what nickname was he known ?

3. 1791 – The first performance of which of Mozart's operas takes place two months before his death ?

4. 1882 – Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation on which river ?

5. 1907 – The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in which city ?

6. 1915 – World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to do what ?

7. 1931 – Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in which South African city ?

8. 1939 – NBC broadcasts the first televised game of which sport ?

9. 1947 – Which Asian country joins the United Nations ?

10. 1966 – Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the which country ?

11. 1968 – Which aircraft is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time ?

12. 1994 – Aldwych tube station (originally Strand Station) of the London Underground closes after how many years in service ?

13. 2005 – Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a newspaper from which country ?

14. 2016 – Which hurricane becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007 ?

15. 2016 – Two paintings with a combined value of $100 million are recovered after having been stolen from which museum in 2002 ?