On This Day (July 13th) Multiple Choice

1. 1174 – William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173–74, is captured by forces loyal to Henry II of England in which northern English town ?

2. 1249 – The Coronation of Alexander III takes place. He becomes known as what ?

3. 1573 – During the Eighty Years' War the Siege of which city ends after seven months ?

4. 1793 – Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated by a member of the opposing political faction. What was he doing at the time ?

5. 1814 – The Carabinieri is established. They are the national police force of which country ?

6. 1831 – Regulamentul Organic, a quasi-constitutional organic law is adopted in Wallachia, one of the two Danubian Principalities that were to become the basis of which country ?

7. 1863 – Opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting in which city, that will be later regarded as the worst in United States history ?

8. 1919 – The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in how many hours of flight ?

9. 1941 – World War II: Which nation begins a popular uprising against the Axis powers ?

10. 1956 – The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on what ?

11. 1973 – Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee the existence of what ?

12. 1977 – Which country declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War ?

13. 1985 – The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and which US city ?

14. 2011 – Which large city is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour ?

15. 1940 – Patrick Stewart, English actor, director, and producer is born. He played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in which Star Trek series ?