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Bulo_Marer_hostage_rescue_attempt

2013

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on January 11?

AOne French soldier and 17 militants are killed in a failed attempt to free a Fre

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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Governor_of_Illinois

2003

Question 2 of 5

On January 11, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BIllinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on I

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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Space_Shuttle_program

1996

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on January 11 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CSpace Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the

DFirst commercial flight

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Intercontinental_de_Aviación_Flight_256

1995

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember January 11 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

D51 people are killed in a plane crash in María La Baja, Colombia

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Republic_of_Ireland

1994

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on January 11?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BThe Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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