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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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226 |
Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876. |
History > United States |
10/13/08 |
|
227 |
Delaware became a state on December 7, 1787. |
History > United States |
10/11/08 |
|
228 |
Connecticut became a state on January 9, 1788. |
History > United States |
10/10/08 |
|
229 |
The Black Death, or Black Plague, spread to Europe during the 1340s. |
History > European |
10/05/08 |
|
230 |
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. |
History > Famous Dates |
10/04/08 |
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231 |
Julius Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March, or March 15, 44 B.C. |
History > Famous Dates |
10/02/08 |
|
232 |
The Ancient Egyptian god of the sun was Ra. |
History > Ancient |
10/01/08 |
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233 |
The future Henry VIII became heir apparent to the English throne at the age of ten. |
History > European |
09/28/08 |
|
234 |
The Pekingese dog breed originated in China. |
History > Asian |
09/27/08 |
|
235 |
The Secretary of Education is sixteenth in the line of presidential succession. |
History > United States |
09/26/08 |
|
236 |
Christopher Columbus first landed in the Americas in 1492. |
History > Famous Dates |
09/25/08 |
|
237 |
The national language spoken in the Philippines is Filipino. |
History > Asian |
09/25/08 |
|
238 |
Henry VIII of England was originally educated to enter the Church. |
History > European |
09/24/08 |
|
239 |
Henry VIII of England enjoyed the game of tennis. |
History > European |
09/22/08 |
|
240 |
The Secretary of Homeland Security is eighteenth in the line of presidential succession. |
History > United States |
09/14/08 |
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