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Mary Anne — 12/28/2004 5:34:43 AM (archived)

You made me curious. Bubonic Plague wasn't a widespread threat in Europe in the 20th century, though there was a nasty outbreak of cholera and typhoid fever not long before...

But no: a search with "+1908 +london" came up with the Olympics. Paris hosted in 1900. In 1904, they were held in St. Louis, from July until Thanksgiving, while the World's Fair was going on there (April 30 - December 1).

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For those of us who think we are so damn smart... - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2004 8:21:17 PM
- My pathetic attempt... - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2004 11:51:36 PM
  - 1908 - Mary Anne - 12/28/2004 5:34:43 AM
    - Bugger. - Tom Brosz - 12/28/2004 6:50:30 AM
- Everyone here knows the answer to 10:6 - Mary Anne - 12/27/2004 2:44:24 PM
  - Some guesses - Fox - 12/27/2004 3:57:56 PM
    - Roger Bannister....(guess)........ (n/t) - Publius - 12/27/2004 9:42:10 PM
      - Correct! - Fox - 12/27/2004 10:56:17 PM
    - Some more - Mary Anne - 12/27/2004 5:21:05 PM
- I got zero questions right, and didn't have a clue about any of them - Daniel - 12/26/2004 9:48:30 PM
- The Jeopardy Answer Is - Mark Eby - 12/25/2004 5:02:01 AM

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