July Book Blowout Mini-Challenge #2

1. Title and author of the book
The Vampire Lestat- Anne Rice
2. What year is the book set in?
The last year mentioned was 1780.
3. What happened on this day in that year? Go to google and type in the date ie 13 July 1952 and see if you can find a news item for that day
The Batlle of Earle's Ford, North Carolina
Apparently...
4. Where is your book set?
Last location mentioned was Cairo.
5. Have you visited that place before? If yes tell us something about your trip. If no, look the location up on google and tell us an interesting fact about the city/country.
I haven't visited but I would love to! Apparently the population is 6.8 million.