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History Streak #12 answers

September 25, 2026 · Starting event: Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of Nirvana, commits suicide at the age of 27 at his home in Seattle. His body was found three days later (1994)

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1. 1542
   Politics

   Mary, Queen of Scots, aged six days, becomes queen regnant on the death of her father, James V of Scotland

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2. 1708
   Politics

   Anne, Queen of Great Britain, withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation

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3. 1848
   Books

   Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish The Communist Manifesto (Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei) in London

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4. 1854
   History

   The Republican Party is formed by anti-slavery opponents of the Kansas–Nebraska Act in Ripon, Wisconsin

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5. 1897
   Business

   Juventus FC is founded

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6. 1899
   Sport

   AC Milan is founded

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7. 1906
   History

   Mahatma Gandhi coins the term Satyagraha, to characterize the nonviolence movement in South Africa

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8. 1917
   Exploration

   Vladimir Lenin arrives at the Finland Station in Petrograd after a German-sponsored voyage in a sealed train from his exile in Switzerland through Germany and Scandinavia

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9. 1954
   Tech

   English cryptanalyst, mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing, age 41, commits suicide by cyanide poisoning

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10. 1968
    Music

    Rock band Led Zeppelin make their first live performance, at Surrey University in England

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11. 1970
    Birth

    Matt Damon, American actor, is born

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12. 1986
    Birth

    Emmy Rossum, American actress, is born

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13. 1994
    MusicStarting event

    Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of Nirvana, commits suicide at the age of 27 at his home in Seattle. His body was found three days later

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14. 1997
    Books

    Publication of J. K. Rowling's first Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in London by Bloomsbury Publishing, in an edition of 500 copies

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15. 1999
    Disaster

    John F. Kennedy Jr. dies in a plane crash off Martha's Vineyard

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16. 2000
    War

    President Bill Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to 22 Asian Americans, mostly from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, for actions during World War II

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17. 2006
    TV

    The TV series Heroes first airs

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18. 2011
    TV

    The TV series Shameless first airs

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19. 2018
    Film

    Avengers: Infinity War, directed by Joe Russo, is released

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20. 2021
    Film

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, directed by Sam Raimi, is released

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21. 2022
    War

    Russo-Ukrainian war: Russia claimed full control of Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege

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