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1594 – Portuguese forces begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy. In which modern day country was the kingdom ?
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1610 – John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists bound for where ?
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1807 – The local militias repel the British soldiers within the Second English Invasion. In which city ?
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1841 – Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to where ?
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1937 – What product is introduced onto the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation ?
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1941 – World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach which river ?
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1945 – World War II: The liberation of which country is declared ?
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1946 – What clothing item goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show in Paris, France ?
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1954 – Elvis Presley records his first single at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. What was the song ?
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1962 – The official independence of which country is proclaimed after an 8-year-long war with France ?
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1995 – Which country adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union ?
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1996 – The first mammal is cloned from an adult cell. What type of animal was it ?
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1999 – U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the regime in which country ?
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2009 – The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in England, consisting of at least how many items ?
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1979 – Shane Filan, Irish singer-songwriter is born. He is a member of which boy band ?