| Event | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| JFK assassinated | 1963 | 90%
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| Barack Obama becomes first Afro American president | 2008 | 89%
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| Korean war starts | 1950 | 82%
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| Boston Tea Party | 1773 | 80%
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| George Washington is elected US president | 1789 | 79%
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| Abraham Lincoln is elected president | 1860 | 78%
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| Bill Clinton elected president | 1993 | 74%
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| San Francisco earthquake kills 500 people and destroys 4 sq miles of city | 1906 | 69%
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| The US capital is moved from Philadelphia to Washington | 1800 | 64%
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| Panama canal opens to traffic | 1914 | 64%
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| Charles Lindbergh makes first solo non stop transatlantic flight | 1927 | 62%
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| Texas declares ite independence from Mexico | 1836 | 55%
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| US acquires Alaska fron Russia | 1867 | 55%
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| Spain agrees ti cede Florida to US | 1812 | 48%
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| US adopts standard time | 1882 | 42%
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