Pope John Paul II, the first pope from this Central European country, dies. 2005
Poland
83.2%
Austria
5.5%
Hungary
4.1%
Czechia
2.8%
This South American country occupies the Falkland Islands, triggering a war with the United Kingdom. 1982
Argentina
81.9%
Chile
5.4%
Brazil
5.2%
Uruguay
3.2%
Conquistador Juan Ponce de León leads the first successful European expedition to this US state. 1513
Florida
81.8%
Louisiana
8.4%
Texas
7.1%
Mississippi
2.7%
'2001: A Space Odyssey,' directed by this auteur, premieres at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C. 1968
Stanley Kubrick
79.2%
Martin Scorsese
5.6%
Roman Polanski
4.8%
Francis Ford Coppola
6.6%
Hans Christian Andersen, author of this Disney-adapted fairy tale, is born in Denmark. 1805
The Little Mermaid
72.4%
Cinderella
5.8%
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
10.6%
Sleeping Beauty
9.3%
In the Battle of Copenhagen, the British naval fleet is commanded by this Vice Admiral. 1801
Horatio Nelson
71.2%
Francis Drake
14%
John Jervis
3.1%
James Cook
10.5%
Ras Tafari Makonnen, a messianic figure in the Rastafari movement, becomes emperor of this African nation. 1930
Ethiopia
63.9%
Eritrea
6.5%
Somalia
9.3%
Kenya
17.2%
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