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This Month in History - March

Answer these historical trivia clues from March
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1565, this famous Brazilian city is founded
Rio de Janeiro
2
1946, this revolutionary is elected president of North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
3
1991, a video of this man beaten by LAPD officers surfaces
Rodney King
4
1980, this nationalist becomes first black PM of Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe
5
1770, Crispus Attucks and four other Americans are killed by British soldiers in this city
Boston
6
1953, succeeds Stalin as leader of the USSR
Georgy Malenkov
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1936, Germany reoccupies this area and violates the Treaty of Versailles
Rhineland
8
1942, Japanese forces capture this Burmese city
Yangon
9
1842, the first discovery of gold occurs here
California
10
1876, this inventor makes the first telephone call
Alexander Graham Bell
11
2004, train bombings here kill 191
Madrid
12
1930, this pacifist leads the Salt March
Mahatma Gandhi
13
2013, the 266th Pope is elected
Francis
14
1794, the cotton gin is patented by this inventor
Eli Whitney
15
44 BC, this dictator is stabbed on the Ides of March
Julius Caesar
16
1958, the Thunderbird is the 50 millionth automobile produced by this company
Ford
17
1941, the National Gallery of Art is opened in this city
Washington D.C.
18
1845, legendary American missionary and apple gardener dies
Johnny Appleseed
19
1931, gambling is legalized in this state
Nevada
20
1602, the Dutch East India Company is founded here
Amsterdam
21
2006, this social media site is founded
Twitter
22
1873, a law is passed to ban slavery on this American island territory
Puerto Rico
23
1775, this Founding Father says "give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
24
1989, this tanker spills thousands of barrels of oil into Prince William Sound
Exxon Valdez
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1807, the trade of this is banned in the British Empire
Slaves
26
1812, an earthquake destroys this Venezuelan city
Caracas
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1794, Denmark forms a neutrality agreement with this country
Sweden
28
1969, this famous American general and president passes away
Dwight Eisenhower
29
1947, the Malagasy Uprising occurs on this island
Madagascar
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1853, this massively influential Dutch painter is born
Vincent van Gogh
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1889, this famous Parisian landmark is opened
Eiffel Tower
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1 Comments
nomad14
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Level 67
Jan 27, 2020
Some hints may use a bit more clarity, for example it may say gold is first found 'in this USA state' to help show what is meant. I got the hint because of the year of the Gold Rush event but it may be missed.
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