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1793 – French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and which other country ?
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1884 – The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary is published, it runs from A to which three letter word ?
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1893 – Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, called the Black Maria in which city ?
West Orange, New Jersey.
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Woodside East, Delaware
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1908 – King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in which Portugese city ?
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1946 – The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy and proclaims the Hungarian Republic after how many centuries ?
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1835 – Slavery is abolished in which Indian Ocean country ?
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1965 – The Hamilton River in Labrador, Canada is renamed in honour of which former world leader ?
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1942 – Terry Jones, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in Monty Pythons Flying Circus is born in which Welsh town ?
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
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1896 - Giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme" premieres in which Italian city ?
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1898 - What type of insurance policy is issued by in the US for the first time ?
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1972 - The first scientific hand-held calculator, the HP-35 by Hewlett-Packard, is introduced, how much does it cost ?
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1975 - Otis Francis Tabler is first person to get security clearance to work for the Defense Department that is what ?
First Generation Immigrant
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1979 - English international forward Trevor Francis becomes Britain’s first £1 million soccer player when he transfers from Birmingham City to which club ?
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1978 - Harriet Tubman is 1st African American woman to be honored in which way ?
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2004 - 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede during which annual event ?
Glastonbury Music Festival
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