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- 01What Parisian fortress and prison was stormed on July 14, 1789, an event that symbolized the beginning of the French Revolution?
- 02Who became the first president of a fully democratic South Africa in 1994 after spending 27 years in prison for his anti-apartheid activism?
- 03What Soviet cosmonaut became the first human to journey into outer space in 1961?
- 04The assassination of which Austro-Hungarian Archduke in Sarajevo is widely cited as the trigger for World War I?
- 05The period of cultural and artistic rebirth in Europe from the 14th to the 17th century is known by what name?
- 06In what year was the Magna Carta originally signed by King John of England?
- 07What 1781 battle is considered the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War, where Cornwallis surrendered to Washington?
- 08Who is credited with inventing the printing press with movable type in Europe around 1440?
- 09In 1893, which country became the first in the world to grant all women the right to vote in national elections?
- 10Who is considered the first emperor of the Roman Empire, reigning from 27 BC to 14 AD?