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1.1411 – King Charles VI granted a monopoly to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon to do what ?
Patrol Royal Palaces
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Ripen Cheese
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Brew Wheat Beer
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Bottle Mineral Water
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2.1561 – The steeple of St Paul's Cathedral in London, is destroyed and is never rebuilt. What destroyed it ?
Fire caused by Lightning
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Earthquake Damage
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Fire Caused by Workmen
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Bad Design
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3.1784 – Élisabeth Thible becomes the first woman to do what ?
Swim the English Channel
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Become an Ambassador
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Fly in an untethered hot air balloon
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Climb Mont Blanc
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4.1855 – Major Henry C. Wayne departs New York aboard the USS Supply to procure what to establish a U.S. experimental military Corps ?
Homing Pigeons
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Camels
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Armoured Locomotives
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Mountain Rescue Dogs
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5.1876 – The Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, via the First Transcontinental Railroad how long after leaving New York City ?
83 hours and 39 minutes
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103 hours and 12 minutes
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67 hours and 56 minutes
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74 hours and 4 minutes
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6.1912 – Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to do what ?
Allow female voting
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Decriminalise homosexuality
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Create a 0% tax rate
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Set a minimum wage
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7.1913 – Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V's horse at which UK race meeting ?
Cheltenham Gold Cup
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The Derby
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The Grand National
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Royal Ascot
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8.1939 – The "MS St. Louis", a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida, after having been already turned away from which country ?
Canada
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Colombia
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Cuba
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Brazil
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9.1943 – A military coup ousts Ramón Castillo in which country ?
Argentina
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Paraguay
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Guatemala
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Ecuador
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10.1970 – Which island nation gains independence from the United Kingdom ?
Samoa
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Jamaica
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Bahamas
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Tonga
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11.1975 – The California Agricultural Labor Relations Act passes into law, the first law in the U.S. giving farmworkers what ?
Equal Pay
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Collective Bargaining Rights
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Agricultural Subsidies
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Discounted Health Care
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12.1979 – Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings takes power in which African country after a military coup in which General Fred Akuffo is overthrown ?
Equatorial Guinea
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Lesotho
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Ghana
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Mozambique
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13.1986 – Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to which nation ?
Soviet Union
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United Kingdom
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Israel
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Japan
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14.1998 – Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in what ?
Oklahoma City Bombing
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Brinks Mat Robbery
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Ku Klux Klan heirarchy
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False Government Contracts
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15.1944 – Michelle Phillips, American singer-songwriter and actress is born. She rose to fame as a member of which 1960's group ?
The quizzes aren't inclusive of every event on the particular day. However the events I believe you are referring to did make world news. All of the 366 "On This Day" quizzes are due for review soon, it's almost 4 years since I made them, so questions may be changed or added. Thanks for taking the quiz and the time to comment.