On This Day (July 20th) Multiple Choice

1. 1402 – Ottoman-Timurid Wars: Timur, ruler of Timurid Empire, defeats forces of the Ottoman Empire sultan Bayezid I in a battle near to which present day Turkish city?

2. 1799 – Tekle Giyorgis I begins his first of six reigns as Emperor of which nation ?

3. 1807 – Nicéphore Niépce is awarded a patent by Napoleon for the Pyréolophore, the world's first what ?

4. 1871 – Which province joins the confederation of Canada ?

5. 1903 – Which motor company ships its first automobile after being incorporated 4 days earlier ?

6. 1934 – Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fire upon strikers from which profession ?

7. 1940 – Which country leaves the League of Nations ?

8. 1940 – California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway. It connects Los angeles with which city ?

9. 1951 – King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in which city ?

10. 1954 – Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to which country ?

11. 1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon. Where did they land ?

12. 1976 – The American Viking 1 lander successfully lands on which heavenly body ?

13. 1982 – The Provisional IRA detonates bombs in Hyde Park and which other park in central London ?

14. 1997 – The fully restored USS Constitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) celebrates its 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in how many years ?

15. 2015 – The United States and which nation resume full diplomatic relations after five decades ?