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This New Zealand-Australian actor, known for starring in the movie ‘Gladiator’, is born.
1964 		Russell Crowe
91.3%
Hugh Jackman
4.1%
Eric Bana
0.9%
Hugo Weaving
1%
The United States severs diplomatic relations with ______ and imposes economic sanctions, following the taking of American hostages on November 4, 1979.
1980		 Iran
87.1%
Somalia
2.6%
North Korea
5.6%
Egypt
1.7%
The United Nations establishes this organization, which focuses on international public health.
1948		 WHO
85%
CDC
8.6%
IMF
2.8%
FAO
2.1%
US troops capture this Iraqi city. Saddam Hussein’s regime falls two days later.
2003		 Baghdad
84.8%
Mosul
8.8%
Ramadi
2.3%
Samarra
1.1%
Amid indications of failing health, this man resigns as Prime Minister of the UK.
1955		 Winston Churchill
80.3%
Harold Wilson
5%
Neville Chamberlain
10.7%
James Callaghan
1.9%
Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates this Italian city.
1906		 Naples
62.3%
Milan
6.8%
Modena
17.4%
Verona
13.4%
This American jazz musician and singer-songwriter, known for her hit ‘What a Little Moonlight Can Do’, is born.
1915		 Billie Holiday
45.6%
Ella Fitzgerald
39.3%
Sarah Vaughan
10.7%
Carmen McRae
3.5%
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