The American Civil War begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort ______, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. 1861
Sumter
88.3%
Monroe
4.7%
Stevens
3.4%
Davidson
3.2%
This American author, who wrote ‘The Hunt for Red October’, is born. 1947
Tom Clancy
82.7%
J.D. Salinger
4.5%
David Foster Wallace
3.3%
Michael Crichton
7.4%
______ becomes the first human to travel into outer space. 1961
Yuri Gagarin
81.6%
Alan Shepard
4.7%
John Glenn
8.3%
Alexey Leonov
2.9%
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office, leaving this man as president. 1945
Harry Truman
76.9%
Herbert Hoover
6.6%
Dwight D. Eisenhower
8.7%
Calvin Coolidge
6.2%
This American actress, who starred in ‘Romeo + Juliet’, is born. 1979
Claire Danes
69.2%
Scarlett Johansson
10.4%
Natalie Portman
14.1%
Amy Adams
3.7%
The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland. The resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland ______. 1992
Paris
69%
Europe
18.5%
London
2.1%
EU
7.4%
This state adopts the Halifax Resolves, the first official action in the American Colonies calling for independence from Great Britain. 1776
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Quiz Updated Apr 12, 2017
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