Famous Headlines - Can You Match the Year? Quiz

Answer: 1066

The Normans conquered the Anglo-Saxons on October 14, 1066. William, the Duke of Normandy, soundly beat the Anglo-Saxon King Harold. William became King of England in 1066 and reigned until 1087.

Answer: 1492

Columbus was born in Italy, but his expedition was sponsored by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. He was in search of a shorter route to East Indies, an area that included modern Indonesia and Malaysia.

Answer: 1901

Queen Victoria ruled the British Empire for over 63 years - until her death on January 22, 1901. She held the record of the longest reigning British Monarch until Queen Elizabeth II surpassed her on September 9, 2015.

Answer: 1929

On October 29, 1929, Wall Street was dealt a mighty blow as over 16 million stock shares were traded. Investors lost billions of dollars. The crash marked the beginning of the Great Depression, which lasted about 12 years.

Answer: 1969

The Americans beat the Russians in the race to the moon. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took one 'giant leap for mankind' as he stepped down from the Eagle lunar module onto the moon's surface. Buzz Aldrin followed Armstrong, becoming the second person to walk on the moon.

Answer: 1912

RMS Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912. Touted as unsinkable, the ship struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. Captain Edward Smith went down with the ship and his body was never recovered.

Answer: 1865

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th US President, was shot on April 14, 1865 at Ford's Theater. He died from his wounds on April 15, 1865. Secretary of State William Seward and Vice President Andrew Johnson were also targeted for assassination. Seward survived knife wounds inflicted by Lewis Powell. George Atzerodt got drunk and failed to complete his assignment to kill Johnson.

Answer: 1939

On September 1, 1939, Germany attacked Poland on land, by sea and in the air. The outdated equipment of the Polish military was no match for the German war machine. Given that Poland was also invaded in the east by the Soviet Union on September 17, 1939, the country's chances of victory were poor. This was Hitler's first act of overt warfare and regarded as the start of World War II.

Answer: 1616

William Shakespeare died three days short of his 52nd birthday on April, 23, 1616. His wife, Anne Hathaway, outlived him by seven years. In his will, Shakespeare left Anne his second-best bed.

Answer: 1918

It is estimated that between 50 and 100 million people died from this deadly H1N1 virus. It was called "Spanish Flu" because it was first reported in the Spanish press. The press in Britain, France, Germany and the US was subject to wartime censorship. Spain was neutral. The pandemic continued into 1919 and, unlike in most flu pandemics, the majority of those killed were fit and young.