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1817 – The first Great Lakes steamer, the "Frontenac", is launched. One which lake did she sail ?
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1849 – Which country becomes a constitutional monarchy by the signing of a new constitution ?
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1883 – The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris for which city ?
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1900 – Second Boer War: British soldiers take which city ?
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1916 – Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first what to hold such a position ?
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1942 – World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and which other country ?
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1956 – Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, what shocked the audience ?
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1964 – "DSV Alvin" is commissioned. What does DSV stand for ?
Deep Submergence Vehicle
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Designated Service Vessel
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1975 – The United Kingdom holds its first country-wide referendum to decide what issue ?
Future of the Rail Infrastructure
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1981 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles have the first recognized cases of what disease ?
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1993 – Portions of the Holbeck Hall Hotel in which UK town, fall into the sea following a landslide ?
Scarborough, N.Yorkshire
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1998 – A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants. The strike lasts how long ?
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2009 – After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indigenous people in which country ?
Central African Republic
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2017 – Which country becomes the 29th member of the NATO ?
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1952 – Nicko McBrain, English drummer and songwriter is born. He is the drummer in which band ?