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1. The headline "Carter victor in tight race, Ford loses New York State" appeared in what year? 1986 1956 1966 1976

2. The U.S. was optimistic about the headline "Stalin dies after 29-year rule". In which year did this appear? 1943 1953 1963 1933

3. "Marcos flees and is taken to Guam" brought cheers to the people of the Philippines and many other countries in what year? 1986 1966 1976 1956

4. When did the headline "Mao Tse-Tung dies in Peking at 82" appear on the front page of the New York Times? 1984 1976 1968 1959

5. The worrying headline "Hitler begins war on Russia with armies on march from the Arctic to the Black Sea" appeared in the newspapers in what year? 1935 1951 1941 1955

6. When was the United States shocked with the headline "The battleship Maine blown up!"? 1914 1898 1937 1950

7. In what year did many on the east coast of the United States not see the headline "Power failures hit 9 states, 800,000 caught in subways, millions grope in the dark"? 1965 1979 1949 1993

8. When did some rejoice with the headline, "Peron's regime overthrown. Junta will meet with rebels"? 1923 1939 1955 1970

9. When was the United States shocked with the headline "Superstar lawyer Johnnie Cochran dies"? 1975 1990 1998 2005

10. "Commerce Secretary Ron Brown among 33 lost in Croatia plane crash", appeared as a headline in what year? 1979 1996 1988 1972