| Clue | Answer | Year |
|---|
| This wife of Henry the Eighth was born | |
| On Dec 16, this Portuguese explorer, the first European to sail to India, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, surpassing the voyage of Bartolomeu Dias | |
| This Italian volcano erupted, killing 4000 | |
| He became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland | |
| The last recorded eruption of this Japanese mountain took place | |
| Birthdate of this German composer, as Schroeder would tell you | |
| Disguised as Mohawks, the Sons of Liberty dumped crates of tea into the harbor during this pre-revolutionary uprising | |
| This author of 'Sense and Sensibility' was born | |
| This compiler of fairy tales died | |
| Germany began a surprise offensive against Allied Forces in this battle | |
| This Middle Eastern island state gained independence from British Protectorate status | |
| Don McLean released this 8+ minute song | |
| Death of this founder of KFC | |
| Jean-Bertrand Aristide was elected president in this country's first democratic elections | |
| The Dennō Senshi Porygonan ('Computer Soldier Porygon') episode of this anime aired, allegedly inducing seizures in hundreds of Japanese children | |
| This man was the first African-American to be named Secretary of State | |
| The Confederate Army of Tennessee was defeated in their home state by union forces in this Civil War battle 1864 | |
| Birth of this 'Blithe Spirit' playwright who also penned 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen' 1899 | |
| Noted anthropologist who wrote 'Coming of Age in Samoa' - Birthdate! 1901 | |
| Birth of the author of '2001:' A Space Odyssey' 1917 | |
| This legendary Australian cricketer debuted 1927 | |
| The NBA Hall of Famer who was General Manager of the Los Angeles Clippers for 22 years, was born on this day 1934 | |
| This Ohio city defaulted on its loans, the irst city to do so since the Depression 1978 | |
| Death of this author of 'The Razor's Edge' and 'Of Human Bondage' 1965 | |
| What they celebrate on 'Modern Family' | |
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