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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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31 |
The two front-runners (top two contenders) in the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries were Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. |
History > United States |
06/17/08 |
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32 |
The Treaty of Westphalia was signed on the 24th of October in 1648, bringing the Thirty Years' War to a close. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/01/09 |
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33 |
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. |
History |
05/22/08 |
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34 |
The Treaty of Speyer was signed on May 23, 1544, creating peace between Denmark and the Holy Roman Empire. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/02/09 |
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35 |
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed in March 1918, marking Russia's exit from World War I. |
History > European |
04/01/09 |
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36 |
The Treaty of Amiens was signed on March 25, 1802 between France and the United Kingdom. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/15/09 |
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37 |
The Tennis Court Oath took place on June 20, 1789. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/09/09 |
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38 |
The Suez Canal opened November 17, 1869. |
History > Famous Dates |
10/17/08 |
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39 |
The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre took place from August 24 to August 30 in 1572; the massacre began during the wedding of Margaret de Valois and the future King Henry IV. |
History > European |
12/29/08 |
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40 |
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is second in the line of presidential succession. |
History > United States |
07/30/08 |
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41 |
The South Sea Company was developed by Queen Anne to handle the trade of all the English colonies. |
History > European |
12/24/08 |
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42 |
The Song Dynasty lasted from 960 CE to 1279 CE. |
History > Asian |
01/30/09 |
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43 |
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is seventeenth in the line of presidential succession. |
History > United States |
09/12/08 |
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44 |
The Secretary of Transportation is fourteenth in the line of presidential succession. |
History > United States |
08/14/08 |
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45 |
The Secretary of the Treasury is fifth in the line of presidential succession. |
History > United States |
08/01/08 |
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