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1. 1277 – Bishop Stephen Tempier, condemns 219 philosophical and theological theses. He was the Bishop of which city?
2. 1573 – A peace treaty is signed between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, leaving which island in Ottoman hands?
3. 1799 - The Royal Institution of Great Britain is founded and is dedicated to what cause ?
4. 1799 – Napoleon Bonaparte captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 captives of which nationality ?
5. 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls by what name ?
6. 1900 – The German liner "SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" becomes the first ship to do what ?
7. 1908 - Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stands before city council and announces that, "women are not..... what"?
8. 1951 – Korean War: United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgway begin an assault against Chinese forces known as Operation what ?
9. 1958 – Rik Mayall, comedian, actor, screenwriter and star of many cult comedy sitcoms is born in which English county ?
10. 1962 - Which band make their broadcasting debut on BBC radio ?
11. 1967 - Teamster president Jimmy Hoffa begins an 8-year jail sentence for defrauding the union & what other crime ?
12. 1986 – Challenger Disaster: Divers from the USS Preserver locate which part of Challenger on the ocean floor ?
13. 1989 – Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a fight over which author ?
14. 2006 – The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a series of bombings in which city ?
15. 2019 - Which telecommunications company sues the US government over a federal ban on its products ?
16. 2024 - Which country becomes the 32nd member of NATO?