Fill in the initials (Ditloids) – historical: 10 questions

Fill in the initials referring to historical events in the year given. For example: 1969 – ML would be 1969 – Moon Landing.

1. 1917 – RR
2. 44 BC – A of JC
3. 1911 – RA reaches the SP
4. 751 – B of T
5. 1962 – CMC
6. 1889 – O of ET in P
7. 1649 – E of C the F
8. 800 – C crowned HRE by PL the T
9. 1453 – F of C
10. 1687 – IN publishes PM

Answers below (scroll down)

1. 1917 – RR
   A: Russian Revolution
2. 44 BC – A of JC
   A: Assassination of Julius Caesar
3. 1911 – RA reaches the SP
   A: Roald Amunsden reaches the South Pole
4. 751 – B of T
   A: Battle of Talas (read more about this little known battle here)
5. 1962 – CMC
   A: Cuban Missile Crisis
6. 1889 – O of the ET in P
   A: Opening of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
7. 1649 – E of C the F
   A: Execution of Charles the First
8. 800 – C crowned HRE by PL the T
   A: Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo the Third
9. 1453 – F of C
   A: Fall of Constantinople
10. 1687 – IN publishes PM
    A: Isaac Newton publishes Principia Mathematica