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Can you name the Persons, Places, or Things Associated with These Historical Dates?
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Person, Place, or Thing
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4/14/1865
This person dies.
6/5/1968
This person dies.
12/8/1980
This person dies.
4/4/1968
This person dies.
11/22/1963
This person dies.
4/4/1861
This place starts it all.
6/6/1944
This place signals the beginning of the end.
1/31/1968
This thing signals the beginning of the end.
7/1/1863
This place turns the tide.
1/16/1991
This thing begins.
2/9/1964
These persons invade America.
8/1/1981
This thing transforms music forever.
6/25/2009
This person dies.
Date
Person, Place, or Thing
Clue
9/9/1956
This person changes music forever.
8/15/1969
This thing represents an era.
1/28/1986
This thing went from awe to tragedy in seconds.
9/5/1972
This place was on TV for sports, not tragedy.
7/20/1969
This thing was witnessed on TV by millions with pride.
2/28/1983
This thing marked the end of a comedy era.
11/9/1989
This thing was witnessed worldwide as Europe changed forever.
8/15/1947
This place gains independence.
4/30/1975
This place unifies.
4/27/1994
This place breaks barriers.
10/3/1990
This place re-unifies.
7/4/1776
This place declares independence.
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Famous Dates Quiz
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Created Jul 19, 2010 in
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mjs58
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Jul 19th, 2010 at 20:49 GMT
1 point
I'm sure there are better formats or clues to make it more appealing: any constructive ideas are welcome.
jrbghs
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Jul 19th, 2010 at 23:26 GMT
1 point
d day should be accepted
abmeisler
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Jul 19th, 2010 at 23:27 GMT
1 point
Interesting but inconsistent. For 2/9/1964 you only need to enter the name of the group, but for 4/14/1865, 12/8/1980, etc, entering the name of the person who died isn't sufficient. For two of the early ones (brothers), entering their initials worked but not their first and last names. Also, seems like one needs to use "assassinated" at some points and "murdered" in others, when they're pretty much the same.
randycoxclemson
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Jul 20th, 2010 at 01:37 GMT
1 point
liked it, but I would allow Saigon (or Siagon, allow for misspellings) along. I couldn't come up with the right combination of terms.
slugga27
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Jul 20th, 2010 at 05:25 GMT
1 point
@jrbghs: It's asking for the PLACE, not the DAY. Normandy is the place, D-Day is the day.
GreenArmyDan
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Jul 20th, 2010 at 12:01 GMT
1 point
I know I cannot change this, but I just cannot stand the way the Americans write their dates. Is it not logical to have Day / Month / Year as Days go into Months, and Months go into Years?
loves2learn
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Jul 20th, 2010 at 13:16 GMT
1 point
GreenArmyDan: I think the Month / Day / Year format comes from the fact that we use Month / Day a lot without the year included, which is intuitive on its own (kind of like a 10's digit followed by a 1's digit). The year only gets included if we happen to need more information, hence it's just tacked on at the end.
mjs58
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Jul 20th, 2010 at 13:21 GMT
1 point
In the US, we write "January 29, 1980," and shorten it to 1/29/1980. In Europe, do they write "the 29th of January, 1980" and therefore shorten it to 25/1/1980? US makes sense as it parallels how we write it.
javonzir
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Jul 20th, 2010 at 19:31 GMT
1 point
maybe include a few more options with the shuttle disaster.
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