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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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166 |
Slaves in Ancient Rome made up about 40% of the population. |
History > Ancient |
01/12/09 |
|
167 |
South Carolina became a state on May 23, 1788. |
History > United States |
12/13/08 |
|
168 |
South Korea celebrates its Independence Day on August 15. |
History > Famous Dates |
12/31/08 |
|
169 |
Sparta was a city-state that developed an aggressive and militaristic society. |
History > Ancient |
01/28/09 |
|
170 |
Stephen Bonsal won the Pulitzer Prize in History in 1945. |
History |
08/13/09 |
|
171 |
Tennessee became a state on June 1, 1796. |
History > United States |
12/13/08 |
|
172 |
Texas became a state on December 29, 1845. |
History > United States |
12/12/08 |
|
173 |
The "Six-Day War" ended on June 10, 1967. |
History > War |
01/11/09 |
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174 |
The Ancient Egyptian god of the sun was Ra. |
History > Ancient |
10/01/08 |
|
175 |
The ancient Greeks developed the polis, or individual city-states. |
History > Ancient |
01/29/09 |
|
176 |
The ancient Sumerians developed a form of writing called cuneiform. |
History > Ancient |
01/26/09 |
|
177 |
The Attorney General is seventh in the line of presidential succession. |
History > United States |
08/17/08 |
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178 |
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place at Breed's Hill. |
History > United States |
10/13/08 |
|
179 |
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775. |
History > Famous Dates |
06/23/08 |
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180 |
The Battle of Trafalgar was fought on October 21, 1805. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/14/09 |
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