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In 1980, Swedish tennis player Björn Borg becomes the first male tennis player to win this tennis championship five times in a row: 1976–1980.
What is "Wimbledon"?
In 1858, a joint reading of papers on evolution to the Linnean Society of London is conducted by Alfred Russel Wallace and this naturalist and author.
Who is "Charles Darwin"?
In 1946, model Micheline Bernardini wears this for the first time at a swimming pool in Paris.
What is "bikini"?
1054, a supernova, called SN 1054, is seen for several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day, caused by the monumental explosion of this.
What is "a star"?
In 1831, Samuel Francis Smith wrot this patriotic song for the Boston, Massachusetts July 4 festivities.
What is "My Country, 'Tis of Thee"?
In 1939, after being diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, he announced to a crowd at Yankee Stadium his retirement from major league baseball, stating he considers himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth".
Who is "Lou Gehrig"?
In 1865, four conspirators are hanged after being found guilty of conspiring to assassinate this president.
Who is "Abraham Lincoln"?
In 1297, King Edward I stole the ancient coronation seat the "Stone of Scone" from this country; it would eventually be return 700 years later in 1997.
What is "Scotland"?
1885, Louis Pasteur successfully cure Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a dog, using his vaccine against this.
What is "rabies"?
In 1954, he records his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
Who is "Elvis Presley"?
In 1957, she wins the singles Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first black athlete to ever to accomplish this achievement.
Who is "Althea Gibson"?
On July 4, 1827, the definitive end of legal slavery ended in this state.
What is "New York"?
In 1855, the first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems "Leaves of Grass" is published in this borough in NYC.
What is "Brooklyn"?
In 1996, Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal created using this method from an adult cell.
What is "cloning"
In 1980, this song officially becomes the national anthem of Canada.
What is "O Canada"?
In 1944, this future Baseball Hall Of Famer refused to move to the back of a bus to give his sit to a white passenger, leading to his court-martial during his service in the military.
Who is "Jackie Robinson"?
In 1942, she went into hiding along with her family in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse.
Who is "Anne Frank"?
In 1862, Alice Liddell is told a story by this author that will evolve into the classic "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".
Who is "Lewis Carol"?
This silvery liquid metal is so dense that an iron bowling ball can easily float on top of it.
What is "mercury"?
In 1957, sixteen year old John Lennon met fourteen year old Paul McCartney for the first time as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming this legendary music group.
Who are "The Beatles"?
In 1987, the American radio station WFAN was launched in this city, becoming the world's first all-sports radio station.
What is "New York City"?
In 1483, Anne Neville and this person are crowned King and Queen of England. "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!"
Who is "Richard III"?
In 1928, this type of bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
What is "sliced bread"?
Also named after this fairy tale character, Kleine-Levin Syndrome is a rare condition makes sufferers sleep for days or weeks at a time.
What is "Sleeping Beauty Syndrome"?
This film was the first animated film to win the Academy Award for Best Song in 1941 for the iconic track "When You Wish Upon a Star"?
What is "Pinocchio"?