Reelin’ in the Years

Five events, five years but which event happened in which year. The years are

1789 — 1865 — 1874 — 1881 — 1902

The first ascent of the Matterhorn by Gustave Doré, 1865.
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One

The first successful ascent of the Matterhorn was made during the ‘Golden Age of Alpinism’. In what year was the mountain conquered?

Two

The French National Day, le 14 juillet and commonly known in English as Bastille Day, is celebrated on 14 July. It commemmorates the storming of the Bastille in which year?

Three

A fire in Chicago ravished 47 acres of the city, destroyed over 800 buildings and killed 20 people. In what year was this fire?

Four

The ‘Lost City of the Incas’, Manchu Picchu was discovered in what year?

Five

In what year was Billy the Kid shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in the Maxwell House at Fort Sumner, New Mexico?

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

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