Cities Made Famous by the News #2

Year

Known for...

Answer

2019

Two consecutive terrorist shooting attacks occurred at mosques here

2018

A gunman opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a high school in a city in Florida

2012 - 2016

A four year long battle took place in Syria's biggest city

2012

The ____ attack was a coordinated attack against two US government facilities

1993

The ____ siege was the siege of a compound belonging to the religious sect Branch Davidians

1988

Used to be the world's most dangerous city, also the city where Pablo Escobar died

1986

The city where what is believed to be the worst nuclear accident in history happened

1978

909 people died on November 18 by Cyanide poisoning in an event termed "revolutionary suicide"

1972

The city where "Bloody Sunday" took place

1945

Nuclear bombs was dropped on these two cities during WW2

1945

1940

As the allies were loosing the battle of France this was the city they evacuated to Britain from

1929

The ____ Conventions are rules that apply only in times of armed conflict and seek to protect people who are not taking part in hostilities

1914

This is the city where WW1 may have started, due to the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

1863

A battle was fought here from July 1-3 during the American civil war and was the turning point of the war

1815

The battle in this city in Belgium marked the ending of the Napoleonic Wars