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1st
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The murder of this individual is often cited as the spark that ignited Stalin's Great Purge
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Assassination of Sergei Kirov (1934)
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2nd
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This famous general became the first ever emperor of his country
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Napoleon is coronated as Emperor of France (1804)
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3rd
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This author, known famously for their detective novels and short stories, went missing for 11 days
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Agatha Christie goes missing (1926)
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4th
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Jean-Bédel Bokassa crowned himself emperor of this Central African country in a ceremony that cost 1/3 of the nation's budget
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Jean-Bédel Bokassa crowns himself Emperor of The Central Africa Republic (1977)
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5th
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This amendment brought an end to prohibition in the US
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21st Amendment is passed (1933)
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6th
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5 years after a rebellion, the UK finally granted independence to this island nation
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The Irish Free State is established (1921)
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7th
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This surprise attack shocked the world
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor (1941)
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8th
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This famous pop singer was murdered right outside their home in New York City
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John Lenon is shot and killed (1980)
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9th
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This disease, which is believed to have killed half a billion people over the span of several centuries, was declared eradicated by the WHO
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WHO declares Smallpox eradicated (1979)
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10th
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This individual became the first British monarch to resign the throne
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King Edward VIII abdicates the throne (1936)
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11th
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The astronauts on this mission are the last people who've landed on the moon
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Apollo 17 lands on the moon (1972)
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12th
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The SCOTUS gave its ruling on this controversial case regarding the 2000 election
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SCOTUS gives ruling on Bush V Gore (2000)
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13th
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Abel Talsaman discovered this group of Pacific islands, giving it the name "Staten Land"
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New Zealand is Discovered (1642)
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14th
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Roald Amundsen won the race to become the first person to ever reach...
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Roald Amundsen's becomes first person ever to reach the South Pole (1911)
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15th
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This Nazi official was captured by Israeli secret forces and then sentenced to death on this day
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Adolf Eichman is sentenced to death (1961)
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16th
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Colonists, disguised as Native Americans, performed a stunt that would be remembered as the...
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The Boston Tea Party (1773)
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17th
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This duo successfully tested an invention that revolutionized human transportation
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The Wright brothers successfully take flight (1903)
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18th
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This US president became the 3rd president in US history to be impeached
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Trump becomes the 3rd US president to be impeached (2019)
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19th
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Charles Dickens released this short Christmas story, which has sold over 2 million copies and has had several screen adaptations
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Charles Dickens publishes A Christmas Carol (1843)
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20th
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This state became the first of many to secede from the Union
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South Carolina becomes the first state to secede (1860)
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21st
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Created by James Naismith as a game to play during the winter, this game went on to become one of America's most popular sports
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First Ever game of Basketball is played (1891)
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22nd
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In 2010, Obama passed this law, which officially allowed gays, lesbians, and bisexuals to serve in the US military (Hint: Don't___,Don't___)
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Don't Ask Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010
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23rd
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The myth goes that this famous artist cut off his ear to send it to his lover
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Van Gogh cuts off his ear (1888)
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24th
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This group, known famously for their racist views, was formed
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Formation of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) (1865)
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25th
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In a famous painting, you can see this American general make a daring river crossing to attack a garrison of Heshan soldiers
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Washington crosses the Delaware River (1776)
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26th
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This country lasted for 77 years and then officially dissolved on this day
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The Soviet Union Dissolves (1991)
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27th
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Boarding the HMS Beagle, this famous biologist first set sail
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Charles Darwin begins his scientific journey (1831)
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28th
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Mistaking it as a star, this astronomer inadvertently became the first person to record the existence of Neptune
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Galileo discovers Neptune, but mistakes it for a star (1613)
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29th
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Congress approved the integration and statehood of this US State
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The Texas Annexation (1848)
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30th
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This Russian was brutally murdered, and his body dumped into a river
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Rasputin is Assassanated (1916)
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31st
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Occupied in 1903, this narrow strip of territory was finally returned 96 years later
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US returns the Panama Canal to Panama (1999)
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