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1523 – Gustav Vasa, is elected King of which country, marking a symbolic end to the Kalmar Union ?
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1762 – Seven Years' War: Forces from which country begin a siege of Havana, Cuba, and temporarily capture the city in the Battle of Havana ?
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1844 – Which international charitable organisation is founded in London ?
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
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Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
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1844 – The Glaciarium, the world's first mechanically frozen ice rink, opens in which city ?
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1859 – Australia: Which state is established as a separate colony from New South Wales ?
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1889 – The Great ______ Fire destroys all of the downtown area of which city ?
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1892 – What begins operation in Chicago ?
The "L" elevated rail system
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1919 – The Republic of Prekmurje ends. In what part of the world was Prekmurje ?
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1932 – The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States. What was the rate of the tax ?
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1933 – The first drive-in theater opens in which US city ?
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1944 – World War II: The Allied invasion of Normandy begins. commonly known as D-Day what was its official name ?
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1964 – Under a temporary order, the rocket launches at which German city are terminated ?
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1981 – A passenger train travelling between Mansi and Saharsa jumps the tracks at a bridge crossing the Bagmati River in which country ?
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1993 – Which Asian country holds its first direct presidential elections ?
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1947 – Robert Englund, American actor, is born. He is best known for portraying which fictional character ?