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This European country invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
What is Russia
This annual Christian Holiday commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ
What is Christmas
This president signed the emancipation proclamation, an executive order that freed all slaves held within states in rebellion against the United States.
Who was Abraham Lincoln
The first planet from the Sun
What is Mercury
This French military commander and political leader established the First French Empire and led France to the height of its power.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte.
These two unions going on strike have caused the 2023 Hollywood Labor disputes.
What are SAG-AFTRA and The Writers Guild of America
This Jewish Holiday is held to celebrate the recovery of Jerusalem and the subsequent rededication of the Second Temple by the Maccabee rebels.
What is Hanukkah
This president approved the usage of nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the Second World War.
Who was Harry Truman
The first human to walk on the Moon
Who was Neil Armstrong
This medieval Catholic Cathedral located in Paris was a central location in a popular novel by Victor Hugo.
What is Notre-Dame
This Japanese politician and former prime Minister was assassinated in 2022.
Who was Shinzo Abe
The Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr celebrates the end of this month of fasting.
What is Ramadan
Before he became president, Andrew Jackson was a national hero due to his leadership during this battle.
What was the Battle of New Orleans
The first artificial Earth satellite.
What was Sputnik 1
This defensive line was erected by France on the Franco-German border and was circumvented by German forces during the Second World War.
What was the Maginot Line
This British politician was the last Prime Minister to be appointed by Queen Elizabeth before Her Majesty's passing in September 2022.
Who is Liz Truss
The date of the federal holiday of Veterans Day falls on the anniversary of the end of this conflict.
What is World War 1
The end of Reconstruction was caused by this backroom deal between Congressional Republicans and Democrats to settle the disputed election of Rutherford B Hayes.
What was the Compromise of 1877
The nearest known star system to the solar system
What is Alpha Centauri
The last French Monarch
Who was Emperor Napoleon III
This conflict in Ethiopia lasted from late 2020 to late 2022, and was fought between the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments and the UFEFCF rebel coalition.
What was the Tigray War
The Federal Holiday of Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans on the anniversary of the 1865 date when emancipation was announced in this Texan town.
What is Galveston.
This cabinet member was fired by President Andrew Johnson, leading to his impeachment.
Who is Edwin Stanton
The largest of Jupiter's Moons
What is Ganymede
This medieval French monarch received the epithet Augustus because of how he extended the crown lands of France.
Who is Philip II