| Event | Century | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The Black Death sweeps across Europe, killing millions | 14th | 96%
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| Joan of Arc is burned at the stake | 15th | 96%
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| James W. Marshall starts the California Gold Rush | 19th | 96%
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| Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin meet at the Conference of Yalta | 20th | 94%
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| The Great Depression starts on Black Tuesday | 20th | 94%
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| Otto von Bismarck unites Germany under Prussian rule | 19th | 92%
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| Vasco da Gama becomes the first European to reach India by sea | 15th | 91%
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| Johannes Gutenberg invents his printing press | 15th | 89%
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| Henry VIII becomes the first Supreme Head of the Church of England | 16th | 89%
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| China and Britain fight the Opium Wars | 19th | 89%
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| Hadrian's Wall is built to mark the Roman Empire's Northern border | 2nd | 89%
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| Mount Vesuvius erupts, burying the city of Pompeii | 1st | 87%
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| Ferdinand Magellan starts his circumnavigation of the earth | 16th | 81%
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| Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night | 19th | 79%
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| The prophet Mohammed, founder of Islam, is born | 6th | 77%
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| The Classic Period of Mayan Civilization ends mysteriously | 9th | 75%
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| The Civil War is fought in the United States | 19th | 72%
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| Church Father St. Augustine of Hippo dies | 5th | 68%
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| Rome is sacked by the Visigoths under King Alaric | 5th | 64%
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| The Declaration of Independence is signed, forming the USA | 18th | 57%
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| The Battle of Hastings is won by William the Conqueror | 11th | 53%
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| The Ottoman Empire is founded by Osman I | 13th | 53%
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| Genghis Khan reigns as Great Kahn of the Mongol Empire | 13th | 53%
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