These scientists publish ‘Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid’, which describes the double helix structure of DNA. 1953
Francis Crick & James Watson
79.9%
Albert Einstein & Arthur Eddington
4.4%
Pierre Curie & Marie Curie
7.2%
John Smith & Henry Jones
5.6%
This American actor, who starred in ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Scarface’, is born. 1940
Al Pacino
73.9%
Robert De Niro
10.4%
Marlon Brando
13.3%
James Caan
1.4%
New York becomes the first US state to require these on automobiles. 1901
License Plates
62.7%
Windshield Wipers
9.3%
Brakes
8.6%
Lights
19.4%
The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the ______ and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping. 1959
Great Lakes
56.8%
Pacific Ocean
9.5%
Hudson Bay
28.5%
Columbia River
2.3%
______ troops meet in Torgau along the River Elbe, cutting the forces of Nazi Germany in two, a milestone in the approaching end of World War II in Europe. 1945
Soviet & US
54.6%
British & French
9.7%
British & US
30.1%
Canadian & French
3.3%
A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake, sometimes called the Gorkha Earthquake, strikes in this country. 2015
Nepal
54.5%
Chile
28.3%
Mexico
5.1%
Italy
8.4%
This 5-time NBA champion, from Saint Croix in the US Virgin Islands, is born. 1976
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Quiz Updated Apr 25, 2017
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