On This Day (June 1st) Multiple Choice

1. 1495 – A monk, John Cor, records the first known batch of what drink ?.

2. 1533 – Which of Henry VIII's wives is crowned Queen of England ?

3. 1648 – The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at which battle in the Second English Civil War ?

4. 1796 – Which state is admitted as the 16th state of the United States ?

5. 1831 – James Clark Ross becomes the first European at which point on earth ?

6. 1855 – The American adventurer William Walker conquers which central American country ?

7. 1868 – The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing which native Americans to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico ?

8. 1929 – The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in which city ?

9. 1943 – BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay, killing British actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that it was actually an attempt to kill who ?

10. 1962 – Adolf Eichmann is hanged in which country ?

11. 1974 – Which medical maneuver is published in the journal Emergency Medicine ?

12. 1980 – Which TV channel begins broadcasting ?

13. 1999 – American Airlines Flight 1420 from Dallas, Texas slides and crashes while landing at it's destination in which city ?

14. 2009 – Which company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history ?

15. 1926 – Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress is born. She attended which Los Angeles high school ?