Can you name the missing words relating to these historic January dates?

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1st (404)Last _________ competition held in Rome
2nd (1959)Cuban dictator Fulgencio _______ flees
3rd (1990)Manuel Antonio _______ surrenders to U.S.
4th (1999)The ____ currency is launched
5th (1933)Construction on the Golden Gate ______ begins
6th (1838)Samuel _____ demonstrates telegraph
7th (1789)First U.S. ____________ election
8th (1877)Crazy _____ fights last battle
9th (1493)Columbus mistakes manatees for _______
10th (1920)The League of _______ comes into existence
11th (1972)East Pakistan renames itself __________
12th (1966)______ with Adam West and Burt Ward premieres on ABC TV
13th (1968)Johnny Cash performs at ______ State Prison
14th (1954)Marilyn ______ marries Joe DiMaggio
15th (1973)Nixon orders ceasefire in _______
16th (1979)Shah of ____ flees into exile
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17th (1595)Henry IV of France declares war on _____
18th (1778)James Cook names the Hawaiian Islands, the ________ Islands
19th (1809)Edgar Allan ___ is born
20th (1356)Edward Balliol abdicates as King of ________
21st (1977)President Carter pardons _____ dodgers
22nd (1988)Mike _____ TKOs Larry Holmes for heavyweight boxing title
23rd (2011)______ awards its outgoing CEO Eric Schmidt $100 million
24th (1924)Petrograd (St Petersburg) is renamed _________
25th (2004)Nasa rover looks for _____ on Mars
26th (1965)_____ becomes the official language of India
27th (1984)Michael Jackson burned in _____ ad
28th (1813)Pride and _________ is first published
29th (1959)Disney releases the animated film ________ Beauty
30th (1969)The _______ perform their last gig together, a free concert
31st (1974)________'_ founder Ray Kroc buys San Diego Padres
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Missing Word: This Day in History (January) Quiz

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  • Created Jan 20, 2012 in History
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