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1870 – Construction work begins on which New York City landmark ?
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1833 – The United Kingdom claims sovereignty over which overseas territory ?
British Indian Ocean Territory
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1932 – Martial law is declared in which Central America country to stop a revolt by banana workers fired by the United Fruit Company?
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1956 – A fire damages the top part of which iconic building?.
Empire State Building, USA
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Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
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Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia
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1953 – Frances P. Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio, become the first mother and son to simultaneously do what ?
Serve in the U.S. Congress
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Serve on the same Navy Ship
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Run the Boston Marathon
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1892 - Author of fantasy novels The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit , J.R.R.Tolkien, is born in which city?
Bombay (now Mumbai), British India
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Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now South Africa)
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Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe)
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1911 – A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys which Asian city ?
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January 3rd is National what Day in the U.S.A. ?
National Give a Cop a Donut Day
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National Cheerleaders Day
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National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
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1980 - Joy Adamson, author of Born Free dies in which African country ?
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1959 - Which state becomes the newest edition to the United States ?
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1999 - A research craft is launched by NASA to which destination in the Solar System?
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1977 - Which technology company is incorporated on this day ?
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2004 – Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into which body of water, resulting in 148 deaths ?
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1961 – The SL-1 nuclear reactor is destroyed by a steam explosion in which of the United States?
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1848 – Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of which African country ?