History pop quiz!

[ciroccoj]

Quick! Without looking any of these up, see if you can name one major historical event that happened on each of these dates, which are in no particular order. And yes, it's hugely skewed towards European/North American history. That's cause these are all from my own history-geek knowledge, and I'm hugely skewed towards European/North American.

1867
1776
1912
1865
1917
1215
1939
1066
622
1914
1918
1929
79
1347
2001
1969
1861
1963
1973
800
1961
1492
410
1968

Comments

[sangerin.livejournal.com]

Hmmm....

1867 -
1776 - Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies
1912 - possibly the Titanic?
1865 - end of the (US) Civil War
1917 - USA enters WWI
1215 -
1939 - Beginning of WWII, invasion of Poland
1066 - William the Conquerer does his conquering.
622 -
1914 - Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, etc, WWI
1918 - Armistice, end of WWI
1929 - Stockmarket crash?
79
1347
2001 - 9/11
1969 - Moon landing
1861 - Beginning of the Civil War.
1963 - I'm so going to have the year wrong, but... Kennedy assasination?
1973 - Nixon resignation? (That's a complete guess).
800
1961 - um... setting up the space program: Kennedy's "fly men to the moon in this decade" speech to the joint session of congress?
1492 - "Back in 1492 (Christopher Columbus) Sailed across the ocean blue (Christopher Columbus)" (old beginners piano piece)...
410
1968 - Assassination of MLK, Assassination of Bobby Kennedy, the 68 Convention in Chicago, Students go nuts all over Europe...

Obviously I'm bad on anything before 1000, and not that great on anything before the 1860s or so... And even then I'm not entirely certain of a lot of them...

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

1912 - possibly the Titanic?
Yup!

1917 - USA enters WWI
Oh - yeah, that too! I was actually thinking of the Russian Revolution, but yours certainly qualifies.

1066 - William the Conquerer does his conquering.
Heh :)

1929 - Stockmarket crash?
Ding!

1963 - I'm so going to have the year wrong, but... Kennedy assasination?
You got it right :)

1973 - Nixon resignation? (That's a complete guess).
Watergate scandal breaks and starts growing. I believe Nixon resigned in 1974. ::checking:: Yup.

1961 - um... setting up the space program: Kennedy's "fly men to the moon in this decade" speech to the joint session of congress?
Yeah, that qualifies too. I was thinking Bay of Pigs.

1968 - Assassination of MLK, Assassination of Bobby Kennedy, the 68 Convention in Chicago, Students go nuts all over Europe...
Yeah it's a sort of Choose Your Own Big Moment year, isn't it?

I'm rather impressed :)

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

Oh and I forgot to say yeah, all your others were right too :) :)

[mynuet.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll give it a try, but I know nothing about Canadian history, and sometimes get dates mixed up. And other excuses for doing badly would go here if I could think of them.

1867 - Andrew Johnson's impeachment?

1776 - the Declaration of Independence

1912 - Woodrow Wilson becomes president after the Republican vote is split between Taft, the incumbent, and Teddy Roosevelt, the still highly popular former president running on a third party ticket.

1865 - the American Civil War ends; Lincoln is assasinated

1917 - the Russian Revolution(s)

1215 - High Middle Ages, but I can't say nearer than that.

1939 - Germany invades Poland, I think. WWII kicks off, anyway.

1066 - Battle of Hastings

622 - I think this is around Bede's time, but can't say any nearer

1914 - WWI kicks off with a bang an assassination

1918 - WWI ends; a global flu pandemic kills more people than the war did

1929 - the stock market crashes, kicking off the Great Depression

79 - Pfft. Something with the Romans?

1347 - ... Grantian codifies canon law? No clue, really.

2001 - I think something happened in September...

1969 - Y'know, I don't remember anything specific for 69. Was it the year of the moon walk?

1861 - Lincoln inauguration; shots at Ft. Sumter; southern states secede; Civil War

1963 - JFK assassinated; the March on Washington

1973 - Watergate, I think. And my older sister was born. And the Americans leave Saigon, maybe.

800 - Charlemagne coronated as the Holy Roman Emperor

1961 - Sputnik, I think. And possibly Gagarin going into space. John Glenn wasn't until 62, if I recall correctly. I think this was also the summer of the Freedom Riders.

1492 - the Reconquista ends; as part of the celebrations, the Catholic Monarchs give Columbus money to sail across the ocean blue and bring back goodies

410 - Rome falls?

1968 - RFK and MLK assassinated;I think Woodstock, maybe.

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll give it a try, but I know nothing about Canadian history,
Actually, checking the list I see I only included one date from Canadian history. ::is embarrassed::

Damn, I should've at least put in 1812.

1867 - Andrew Johnson's impeachment?
Wiki says that was 1868. 1867 is the one and only tribute to my own nationalism, because I apparently suck as a Canadian.


1912 - Woodrow Wilson becomes president after the Republican vote is split between Taft, the incumbent, and Teddy Roosevelt, the still highly popular former president running on a third party ticket.
OOh, that's way more historically relevant than the one i was thinking of, the Titanic sinking.

1215 - High Middle Ages, but I can't say nearer than that.
Yes, but I was thinking of a specific thing that happened during the High Middle Ages. In England :)


622 - I think this is around Bede's time, but can't say any nearer
::checks:: This is actually my only non-European/North American date, because I apparently also suck as a non-Eurocentrist.

1918 - WWI ends; a global flu pandemic kills more people than the war did
It is so weird that we so often forget that last one. i wondered if anyone would say it.


79 - Pfft. Something with the Romans?
Yes! Something that went pffffft. Loudly.

1347 - ... Grantian codifies canon law? No clue, really.
Ah, dunno about that one. And when I type grantian canon law, google asks me "Did you mean: granina canon law?" Bloody Philistines.


1969 - Y'know, I don't remember anything specific for 69. Was it the year of the moon walk?
Yup!


1973 - Watergate, I think. And my older sister was born. And the Americans leave Saigon, maybe.
I was thinking Watergate. And that was the year Chris was born too!

1961 - Sputnik, I think. And possibly Gagarin going into space. John Glenn wasn't until 62, if I recall correctly. I think this was also the summer of the Freedom Riders.
Ooh! Sputnik was 1957, but you were right on Gagarin and the Freedom Riders. Cool! I was thinking Bay of Pigs.

1492 - the Reconquista ends; as part of the celebrations, the Catholic Monarchs give Columbus money to sail across the ocean blue and bring back goodies
LOL!

410 - Rome falls?
With a barbarian bang, not a whimper.

1968 - RFK and MLK assassinated;I think Woodstock, maybe.
RFK & MLK yes; Woodstock was 1969. Though I'm a lot of the people who were there only remember 1968-1970s very vaguely, so they'd probably agree with you :)

[mynuet.livejournal.com]

Possibly the problem was that I gave Gratian an extra N. But it was the 12th century, so rock on with my bad self.

Mostly guesses

[a-dawn.livejournal.com]

1867 - Canadian Confederation
1776 - American Revolution
1912
1865
1917
1215
1939 - Beginning of WWII
1066 - Magna Carta?
622
1914 - Beginning WWI
1918 - End WWI
1929 - The beginning of the Depression
79
1347
2001 - September 11th
1969
1861
1963 - Cuban Missile Crisis?
1973 - Watergate?
800
1961
1492 - Discovery of the Americas
410
1968

Re: Mostly guesses

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

Yes to all! Except

1066 - Magna Carta?
1963 - Cuban Missile Crisis?

although both the Magna Carta and the Cuban Missile Crisis are correct answers, for other dates :)

[officerjudy.livejournal.com]

1867 - Canadian confederation
1776 - The U.S. is formed
1912 - Titanic sinks
1865 - Lincoln is assassinated
1917 - JFK is born
1215
1939 - Hitler invades Poland, starting WWII
1066
622
1914 - WWI starts
1918 - WWI ends
1929 - October stock market crash
79
1347
2001 - September 11
1969 - Man walks on the moon
1861 - Lincoln is inaugurated
1963 - JFK is assassinated
1973 - Roe v. Wade
800
1961 - JFK is inaugurated
1492 - Columbus discovers America
410
1968 - MLK Jr. is assassinated

(Edited to use a more appropriate icon.)

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

All correct :) :) :)

I was thinking Russian Revolution for 1917, but JFK's birth works too :)

And that's neat, I wasn't sure anybody would say Roe v. Wade for 1973. I was thinking of that or the Watergate scandal.

[mynuet.livejournal.com]

Technically, the US wasn't formed until the Constitution, which is 1789. The Declaration was a statement of principles, and there was a war and a Confederation before there was a US. </pedant>

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

::glomps your pedantry::

Before Woff gets here and smokes our asses...

[culturevulture7.livejournal.com]

1867
1776 - American independence
1912 - Titanic sinks
1865 - end of the US Civil War, Lincoln assassinated
1917 - Russian Revolution, US enters WWI, Man O'War born ::g::
1215 - Magna Carta
1939 - Germany invades Poland, WWII begins
1066 - Normandy Invasion; William the Conquerer conquers England, Battle of Hastings
622 - death of Mohammed? Or his taking over in Arabia
1914 - Archduke Ferdinand assassinated, start of World War I
1918 - end of World War I
1929 - US stock market crashes, beginning of Great Depression
79 - destruction of the temple in Jerusalem
1347 - Constantinople falls? Crusaders leave the Holy Land?
2001 - 9/11
1969 - Man lands on the moon, I'm thinking Altamont is this year as well.
1861 - start of US Civil War
1963 - Kennedy Assassination
1973 - is this when Pinochet takes over? For me this year is Secretariat
800 - Charlemagne crowned as Holy Roman Emperor
1961 - Kennedy takes office, I think the Bay of Pigs
1492 - Columbus "finds" the New World
410 - fall of Roman Empire (Western)
1968 - MLK, Bobby Kennedy assassinated. I'm thinking this is also Woodstock

Before Woff gets here and smokes our asses...

[culturevulture7.livejournal.com]

Sorry to be flip about 1973...but that is how I remember it.

So do we get answers? I love how two of us are unsure about Woodstock and that haifisch
brought up Roe v. Wade, which I should've remembered!

Nixon resigned in 1974

Re: Before Woff gets here and smokes our asses...

[officerjudy.livejournal.com]

Woodstock was in 1969. I only remembered Roe v. Wade because the anniversary is tomorrow.

And yes, Woff certainly is going to smoke our asses! ; )

Re: Before Woff gets here and smokes our asses...

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

Whoa... yeah. For almost all of them. Colour me very impressed!

Though 622 is the year Muslims count as the beginning of the Islamic calendar, as it's the year of hijra, when Muhammed went to Medina.

I get the destruction of the Temple as 70AD. Constantinople fell in 1453, and the Crusaders left in the 1291 or so... and I had to look all of the above up on Wikipedia, so you can take those dates with a grain of salt ;)

And yeah, 1973 is Pinochet, though I was actually thinking of two American events, because I am apparently not only a sucky Canadian and internationalist, I suck as a member of the Chilean Diaspora as well. ::sigh::

And Woodstock was 1969 ;)

Re: Before Woff gets here and smokes our asses...

[snarkhunter.livejournal.com]

I really, really wanted to put the destruction of the Temple as 79, but I knew it was 70,and then I was all annoyed that 70 wasn't on the list, b/c that's SOMETHING I knew!!

Re: Before Woff gets here and smokes our asses...

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

Funnily, that was one date I had no idea about. And I just finished reading about Judaism in The Heathen's Guide to World Religions, too. ::facepalm::

Re: Before Woff gets here and smokes our asses...

[culturevulture7.livejournal.com]

I looked it up - 79 is Pompeii!! I knew I knew it, just didn't know...

So 1347 is the Black Plague?

I was a history major at one time ;-D (which is where I met woffproff

1973 for me is Secretariat and Watergate but since Watergate started in 1972 and ended in 74, I wasn't thinking 73...although that was the big Watergate year.

[snarkhunter.livejournal.com]

Let's see how I do.

1867: Confederation.
1776: Declaration of American Independence
1912: Sinking of the Titanic
1865: End of American Civil War/Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
1917: US enters WWI
1215: Magna Carta
1939: Germany invades Poland; World War II begins in Europe 2 days later
1066: Normans invade England; death of King Harold @ battle of Hastings
622
1914: Beginning of World War I with assassination of Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria
1918: End of WWI; beginning of Spanish Flu pandemic
1929: Stock Market Crash; beginning of Great Depression
79
1347: Is this the year the Black Plague reached England?
2001: George Bush inaugurated. Beginning of end of world September 11 attacks.
1969: Woodstock. Moonwalk?
1861: Outbreak of American Civil War with attack on Ft. Sumter
1963: Assassination of John F. Kennedy
1973: Rise of Pinochet
800
1961: Bay of Pigs
1492: Columbus sailed the ocean blue. And "found" "India"...er...America.
410
1968: Um...Assassination of MLK?

I'm sad I can't think of anything for the early Middle Ages dates. And 1912 has me completely stymied...OH!!!

[snarkhunter.livejournal.com]

Wait, was 410 the Nicene convention/whatever that lead to the Nicene Creed?

[snarkhunter.livejournal.com]

Damn it. I knew ONE of those dates had to be the sack of Rome. *pout*

Note to self: brush up on pre-Conquest, post-Jerusalem European history.

Oops - wrong account!

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

1867: Confederation.
::blink:: Whoa, not bad! This is not a date normally known outside Canadian borders :) :)


1215: Magna Carta
Not many people got this one either.


1918: beginning of Spanish Flu pandemic
...or this one.

1347: Is this the year the Black Plague reached England?
Nobody else got this one!

2001: George Bush inaugurated. Beginning of end of world
::snicker::

Re: Oops - wrong account!

[snarkhunter.livejournal.com]

Well, the Confederation thing I know b/c I'm a Brit Lit scholar. It's not that important in England, but 19th century Canadian literature, particularly those that involve people going back to the "auld sod" are somewhat under the purview, particularly if you're into Imperial fiction. So...that's how I know that.

You know what's weird? GWB's inauguration was literally the first thing I thought of for 2001. Not 9/11. It was strange.

I'm just embarrassed that I almost missed the Titanic. And OMG *kicking* myself for not getting Pompeii.