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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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| 226 |
The Black Death, or Black Plague, spread to Europe during the 1340s. |
History > European |
10/05/08 |
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| 227 |
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. |
History > Famous Dates |
10/04/08 |
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| 228 |
Julius Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March, or March 15, 44 B.C. |
History > Famous Dates |
10/02/08 |
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| 229 |
The Ancient Egyptian god of the sun was Ra. |
History > Ancient |
10/01/08 |
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| 230 |
The future Henry VIII became heir apparent to the English throne at the age of ten. |
History > European |
09/28/08 |
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| 231 |
The Pekingese dog breed originated in China. |
History > Asian |
09/27/08 |
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| 232 |
The Secretary of Education is sixteenth in the line of presidential succession. |
History > United States |
09/26/08 |
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| 233 |
Christopher Columbus first landed in the Americas in 1492. |
History > Famous Dates |
09/25/08 |
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| 234 |
The national language spoken in the Philippines is Filipino. |
History > Asian |
09/25/08 |
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| 235 |
Henry VIII of England was originally educated to enter the Church. |
History > European |
09/24/08 |
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| 236 |
Henry VIII of England enjoyed the game of tennis. |
History > European |
09/22/08 |
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| 237 |
The Secretary of Homeland Security is eighteenth in the line of presidential succession. |
History > United States |
09/14/08 |
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| 238 |
On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial jet airliners and deliberately killed everyone on board, in addition to destroying the Twin Towers and damaging the Pentagon, with thousands of fatalities resulted. |
History > Famous Dates |
09/14/08 |
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| 239 |
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is seventeenth in the line of presidential succession. |
History > United States |
09/12/08 |
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| 240 |
The Secretary of Energy is fifteenth in the line of presidential succession. |
History > United States |
09/12/08 |
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