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1148 – Louis VII of France lays siege to which city during the Second Crusade ?
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1304 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf. What was the War Wolf ?
Trebuchet (Type of catapult)
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Container of boiling oil
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Device similar to the Trojan Horse
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1487 – Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, strike against a ban on what ?
Restricted Hours of Work
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1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and is replaced by her son James VI. How old was James at the time ?
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1701 – Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes which city ?
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1847 – Richard March Hoe, American inventor, patented a device that revolutionised which industry ?
Import / Export Shipping
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1901 – The author O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for what crime ?
Publishing Offensive Material
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1927 – The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled in which town ?
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1937 – Which state drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys" ?
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1943 – World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes drop bombs by night, and American planes bomb the city by day. Which city ?
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1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in which ocean ?
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1977 – End of the Libyan–Egyptian War. It had been fought for how long ?
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1987 – Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbs which mountain becoming the oldest person to climb this peak ?
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2013 – A high-speed train derails whilst rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph) in which country ?
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1946 – Gallagher, American comedian and actor is born. What item does he regularly smash as part of his act ?