Pope Benedict XV canonizes this heroine of France who was burned at the stake for heresy. 1920
Joan of Arc
92.4%
Marie Antoinette
2.9%
Isabelle Romée
1.1%
Madame du Barry
1%
In Hollywood, the first of these award ceremonies takes place. 1929
Academy Awards
85.9%
Tony Awards
2.2%
Grammy Awards
5%
Emmy Awards
3.9%
Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to reach the summit of this mountain. 1975
Mount Everest
82.6%
K2
7.6%
Mount Kilimanjaro
7.6%
Aconcagua
0.8%
This American actor, known for his roles in ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ and ‘12 Angry Men’, is born. 1905
Henry Fonda
72.4%
James Stewart
11.7%
Cary Grant
7.8%
Clark Gable
7.4%
The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the US Congress, making criticism of the ______ during wartime an imprisonable offense. It will be repealed less than two years later. 1918
Government
69.5%
Armed Forces
15.5%
Press
4.1%
USA
9.2%
A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of this are similar to those of heroin and cocaine. 1988
Nicotine
68.5%
Marijuana
9.8%
Alcohol
5.2%
Sugar
12.5%
The Communist Party of China issues the ‘May 16 Notice’, marking the beginning of the ______ Revolution. 1966
Cultural
52.4%
People's
33.3%
Capitalist
2.3%
Chinese
8.6%
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