In Humen, China, Lin Zexu destroys 1.2 million kg of opium confiscated from British merchants, resulting in the ______. 1839
First Opium War
80.2%
First Sino-Japanese War
2.9%
Boxer Rebellion
13%
Wuchang Uprising
3%
This American colonel and politician, who was President of the Confederate States of America, is born. 1808
Jefferson Davis
69.4%
Robert E. Lee
21.8%
Stonewall Jackson
6.5%
Stephen A. Douglas
2.1%
Tiger Woods wins his 73rd PGA tour event, equaling this golfers record. 2012
Jack Nicklaus
58.4%
Arnold Palmer
28.3%
Gary Player
3.8%
Ben Hogan
5.9%
The union of ______ and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence. 2006
Serbia
57.2%
Bosnia
12.8%
Kosovo
14.4%
Albania
12.4%
In Los Angeles, California, white US Navy sailors and Marines clash with Chicano youths in the what was known as the ______. 1943
Zoot Suit Riots
43.2%
LA Race Riots
19.4%
June 3rd Riots
12.9%
Chicano Riots
22.1%
Charged with leaking classified material to WikiLeaks, the trial of this former US Army private begins. 2013
Chelsea Manning
42.8%
Edward Snowden
32.6%
Bowe Bergdahl
2.7%
Julian Assange
17.9%
The National Defense Act is signed into law, expanding the size and scope of the United States ______. 1916
National Guard
39.7%
Navy
31.6%
Air Force
12.6%
Coast Guard
14.4%
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