History of Magic: The Real Reason Why (Term XXI, Activity #01)

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Activity: The Real Reason Why
Points: 1st/2nd/3rd/Participation Only: 50/40/30/10 points
Deadline: Submit your entries by Thursday, September 15th @ 23:59 UTC (timezone converter).
Details: Welcome to the first activity of Term XXI! Professor Binns has happily arrived back to Hogwarts, thanks to you, and has decided to try and make his class a bit more interesting. Hopefully it'll work! Choose a Muggle Historical event and find a Magical explanation of at least 50 words for why it happened. Example: Why did the Titanic REALLY sink?

Five bonus points to mandyloo if she participates!
<b>Your Event:</b> <b>The real reason why it happened:</b> <b>Word Count:</b> Name//House

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