# A History Test (A Game of sorts) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 13, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723 "2003-12-13T03:34:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Newton\_meter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/57b2e6/32.png) [@Newton\_meter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newton_meter)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/21 "2003-12-13T06:28:03Z")
_Still stumped on November 24, 1978_ Me too. D. B. Cooper disappeared on that date in 1971. _December 25, 1979_ Ahhh, that would the Christmas that I got a gyroscope! _September 5th, 1972_ Massacre at Munich Olympics. _September 28th, 1972_ Dunno _July 4, 1826_ Sam Adams and Thomas Jefferson died. Next: February 14, 1946 ---
**Author:** ![Newton\_meter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/57b2e6/32.png) [@Newton\_meter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newton_meter)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/22 "2003-12-13T06:30:31Z")
_Sept 17, 1787_ Too easy. _July 20, 1969_ Way too easy. ---
**Author:** ![xayoz306](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bc8723/32.png) [@xayoz306](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xayoz306)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/23 "2003-12-13T06:30:32Z")
**July 20, 1969** Man walks on the Moon for the first time. January 1st, 2000 April 17th, 1982 ---
**Author:** ![Newton\_meter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/57b2e6/32.png) [@Newton\_meter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newton_meter)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/24 "2003-12-13T06:32:35Z")
I should say that the latter was the moon landing, and the former the adoption of the U.S. constitution. ---
**Author:** ![xayoz306](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bc8723/32.png) [@xayoz306](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xayoz306)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/25 "2003-12-13T06:32:37Z")
\How does one create those spolier boxes?\ ---
**Author:** ![Newton\_meter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/57b2e6/32.png) [@Newton\_meter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newton_meter)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/26 "2003-12-13T06:33:40Z")
_January 1st, 2000_ The planes _didn’t_ fall out of the sky. _April 17th, 1982_ Reagan shot. ---
**Author:** ![Newton\_meter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/57b2e6/32.png) [@Newton\_meter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newton_meter)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/27 "2003-12-13T06:35:14Z")
You enclose text between [spoiler] and [/spoiler], without the spaces ---
**Author:** ![Obsidian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/51bf81/32.png) [@Obsidian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obsidian)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/28 "2003-12-13T06:36:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by xayoz306 \* > \*\*Actually, Armistrice Day is Novemebr 11th, 1918. In 1919, the Treaty of Versaille was officially signed. \*\* I’m so bad with dates. . .I was close though. Got the dates wrong, but I do know that the french dragged out (and made the germans use) the same rail car that the french surrendered in after the franco-prussian war in 1870. According to google, 11/11/19 gets you only this: Pope Benedictus XV states Roman Catholics political/business views ---
**Author:** ![Palve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/29 "2003-12-13T06:36:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by xayoz306 \* > \*\ ***January 1st, 2000** The Y2K bug causes the launching of the world’s nuclear arsenals. How about July 19, 1870? ---
**Author:** ![xayoz306](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bc8723/32.png) [@xayoz306](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xayoz306)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/30 "2003-12-13T06:37:54Z")
January 1st, 2000 April 17th, 1982 September 28th, 1972 Boris Yeltsin steps down, becoming just a regular drunk istead of the drunk with his finger on the button; Canada’s Constitution is repatriated; Paul Henderson scores the goal heard around the world ---
**Author:** ![Obsidian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/51bf81/32.png) [@Obsidian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obsidian)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/31 "2003-12-13T06:39:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Palve \* > \*\*The Y2K bug causes the launching of the world’s nuclear arsenals. > > How about July 19, 1870? \*\* AHHHHH!! That would be the begining of said Franco-Prussian war (and we posted at exactly the same time) ---
**Author:** ![xayoz306](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bc8723/32.png) [@xayoz306](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xayoz306)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/32 "2003-12-13T06:40:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Obsidian \* > \*\* > According to google, 11/11/19 gets you only this: Pope Benedictus XV states Roman Catholics political/business views \*\* My bad, the signing of the treaty of Versailles was June 28th, 1919. ---
**Author:** ![Newton\_meter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/57b2e6/32.png) [@Newton\_meter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newton_meter)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/33 "2003-12-13T06:45:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by xayoz306 \* > \*\*January 1st, 2000 > April 17th, 1982 \*\* It’s your game and all, but I really think you should try to stick to one new date at a time. Interesting ones get lost in the cracks, otherwise. And don’t forget to add a (single) new date, when you’ve solved one. Mea culpa on the Reagan assassination. After doing the math, I was off by a year (and a couple of weeks on the day). ---
**Author:** ![Obsidian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/51bf81/32.png) [@Obsidian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obsidian)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/34 "2003-12-13T06:45:18Z")
May 1, 1844 (I know this 'cause it’s my birthday) ---
**Author:** ![PucksRaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecd19e/32.png) [@PucksRaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PucksRaven)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/35 "2003-12-13T06:46:33Z")
You were born in 1844? You’re remarkably well preserved. ---
**Author:** ![Newton\_meter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/57b2e6/32.png) [@Newton\_meter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newton_meter)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/36 "2003-12-13T06:46:45Z")
Reagan assassination attempt. Assassination attempt. ---
**Author:** ![Palve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/37 "2003-12-13T06:54:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Obsidian \* > **May 1, 1844** The first message by telegraph was sent by Samuel Morse. Next date: January 30, 1948 ---
**Author:** ![xayoz306](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bc8723/32.png) [@xayoz306](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xayoz306)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/38 "2003-12-13T06:55:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Newton meter \* > \*\*It’s your game and all, but I really think you should try to stick to one new date at a time. Interesting ones get lost in the cracks, otherwise. > > And don’t forget to add a (single) new date, when you’ve solved one. > > \*\* Thanks for the advice, **Newton meter**. I’m still a relative n00b. ---
**Author:** ![xayoz306](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bc8723/32.png) [@xayoz306](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xayoz306)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/39 "2003-12-13T06:58:10Z")
**January 30, 1948** The assassination of Mohandas K. Gandhi. April 12, 1861 ---
**Author:** ![KeithT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@KeithT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KeithT)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723/40 "2003-12-13T07:03:11Z")
**April 12, 1861** US Civil War begins when Confederates open fire on Fort Sumter May 29, 1848 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-history-test-a-game-of-sorts/218723.md?page=3)