This well-known American actor, who achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name ‘The Fresh Prince’ in the late 1980s, is born. 1968
Will Smith
95.3%
Denzel Washington
1.6%
Mark Wahlberg
0.7%
Leonardo DiCaprio
0.5%
Congress passes 12 amendments to the US Constitution. The first 10 of these become known as the ______. 1789
Bill of Rights
93.8%
Magnificent Ten
0.8%
Declaration of Rights
4.3%
Bill of Liberty
1.1%
Forces led by this man, who would become the 12th President of the US, capture the Mexican city of Monterrey during the Mexican–American War. 1846
Zachary Taylor
73%
Millard Fillmore
5.7%
Franklin Pierce
8%
James Buchanan
12.6%
The first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery is performed. Today, it is commonly called this, after the baseball player it was first performed on. 1974
Tommy John Surgery
65.3%
John Paul Surgery
6.4%
Christopher Ryan Surgery
15.6%
Jack Roger Surgery
10.3%
Leonardo Torres y Quevedo successfully demonstrates his Telekino invention in Bilbao, guiding a boat from the shore. It is considered the birth of ______. 1906
Remote Control
53.7%
Sonar
34.3%
Radio
8.7%
Microwaves
2.1%
The Mozambican War of Independence against this country begins. 1964
Portugal
46.5%
France
38.5%
United Kingdom
12.7%
United States
0.6%
The charter establishing the OIC, or Organisation of Islamic ______, is signed. 1969
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