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1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of which river, beginning the Norman conquest of England ?
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1529 – The Siege of which city begins when Suleiman I attacks the city ?
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1590 – Pope Urban VII dies how long after being chosen as the Pope, making his reign the shortest papacy in history ?
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1777 – American Revolution: Which city becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia ?
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1825 – The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives is ceremonially opened. Its runs between which two places in the UK ?
Manchester and Liverpool
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Stockton and Darlington
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1908 – Production of which automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit ?
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1938 – The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in which UK city ?
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1941 – The SS Patrick Henry is launched, becoming the first of how many Liberty ships built in the US ?
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1949 – Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of which country ?
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1956 – USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed what speed ?
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1962 – Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of which organisation ?
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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United Nations Environment Programme
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Friends of the Earth International
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1975 – The last use of capital punishment in which country sparks worldwide protests ?
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1998 – Which internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday ?
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2007 – NASA launches the Dawn probe to which part of the solar system ?
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2019 – Over 2 million people participated in worldwide strikes across 2,400 locations worldwide to protest against what ?