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    Post by Whiskers Tue 01 Dec 2015, 22:56

    Michael Jackson releases "Thriller"  1982

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    Gillette patents first disposable razor  1901
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    Post by Whiskers Thu 03 Dec 2015, 21:46

    First human heart transplant performed 1967

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiaan_Barnard
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    Post by Whiskers Fri 04 Dec 2015, 23:19

    "Les Miserables" opened at the Palace Theatre, London  1985
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    Post by Whiskers Mon 07 Dec 2015, 18:35

    5 December - Walt Disney born  1901

    6 December - London becomes the world's first city to host licenced taxi cabs  1897

    7 December - Theatre Royal, Covent Garden opened  1732
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    Post by Whiskers Fri 11 Dec 2015, 20:07

    Stolen in August 1911 from the Louvre, Paris
    the "Mona Lisa", was recovered in Italy  1913
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    Post by Whiskers Sat 12 Dec 2015, 12:28

    A notebook containing writings by Leonardo da Vinci sells for $5,126,000 at auction  1980
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    Post by Whiskers Wed 16 Dec 2015, 12:07

    "Boston Tea Party" raid in protest of the British Parliament's Tea Act  1773

    http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party
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    Post by Whiskers Thu 17 Dec 2015, 11:39

    "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens published  1843


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    Post by Kitkat Thu 17 Dec 2015, 13:41

    Whiskers wrote:"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens published  1843

    Thanks, Whiskers.  That's given me an idea for next week's Movie of the Week. 
    I prefer the animated 2001 version though - especially love the role of the two mice in the film.

    and a classic quote from Scrooge when the ghost of Marley prewarns him he will be visited by 3 spirits and to expect the first when the bell rings. 
    "Bah humbug! ... Couldn't I just I see all 3 at once - I'm a very busy man you know".

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    Post by Whiskers Fri 18 Dec 2015, 18:07

    I haven't seen that version before.  :thumb:   A good choice of movie for Christmas week. Very Happy 


    Slavery abolished in the US on this day  1865
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    Post by Whiskers Sat 19 Dec 2015, 18:28

    The BBC began transmitting overseas with its "Empire Service" to Australia 1932
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    Post by Whiskers Mon 21 Dec 2015, 14:07

    Radium discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie  1898
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    Post by Whiskers Tue 22 Dec 2015, 10:41

    70 mph speed limit on British roads introduced  1965
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    Post by Whiskers Thu 24 Dec 2015, 14:07

    Number One record is "Merry Christmas Everybody"  1973





    MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!   toast flower
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    Post by Whiskers Sat 26 Dec 2015, 17:14

    British Olympic medalist Lillian Board MBE dies after losing her battle against cancer  1970
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    Post by Whiskers Mon 28 Dec 2015, 14:31

    Chewing gum first patented  1869

    surprised   I had no idea chewing gum been around for so long.  Thought it was a 1950s thing. albino
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    Post by Whiskers Wed 30 Dec 2015, 18:59

    Plans announced to replace canaries with gas detectors in coalmines 1960
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    Post by Whiskers Mon 04 Jan 2016, 19:00

    The Euro debuts 1999

    On this day in 1999, for the first time since Charlemagne’s reign in the ninth century, Europe is united with a common currency when the “euro” debuts as a financial unit in corporate and investment markets. Eleven European Union (EU) nations (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain), representing some 290 million people, launched the currency in the hopes of increasing European integration and economic growth. Closing at a robust 1.17 U.S. dollars on its first day, the euro promised to give the dollar a run for its money in the new global economy. Euro cash, decorated with architectural images, symbols of European unity and member-state motifs, went into circulation on January 1, 2002, replacing the Austrian schilling, Belgian franc, Finnish markka, French franc, German mark, Italian lira, Irish punt, Luxembourg franc, Netherlands guilder, Portugal escudo and Spanish peseta. A number of territories and non-EU nations including Monaco and Vatican City also adopted the euro.

    Conversion to the euro wasn’t without controversy. Despite the practical benefits of a common currency that would make it easier to do business and travel throughout Europe, there were concerns that the changeover process would be costly and chaotic, encourage counterfeiting, lead to inflation and cause individual nations to loose control over their economic policies. Great Britain, Sweden and Demark opted not to use the euro. Greece, after initially being excluded for failing to meet all the required conditions, adopted the euro in January 2001, becoming the 12th member of the so-called eurozone.

    The euro was established by the 1992 Maastricht Treaty on European Union, which spelled out specific economic requirements, including high degree of price stability and low inflation, which countries must meet before they can begin using the new money. The euro consists of 8 coins and 7 paper bills. The Frankfurt-based European Central Bank (ECB) manages the euro and sets interest rates and other monetary policies. In 2004, 10 more countries joined the EU—-Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. Several of these countries plan to start using the euro in 2007, with the rest to follow in coming years.
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    Post by Kitkat Mon 04 Jan 2016, 23:56


    That's an interesting post about the Euro, Whiskers. Needs a link to the source though - I know you've put it inside quotes but when such a quote is made it really should have some kind of mention pointing to where it came from, e.g. Wiki or wherever. (Copyright or something like that .... )
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    Post by Whiskers Tue 05 Jan 2016, 10:56

    Kitkat wrote:
    That's an interesting post about the Euro, Whiskers.  Needs a link to the source though - I know you've put it inside quotes but when such a quote is made it really should have some kind of mention pointing to where it came from, e.g. Wiki or wherever.  (Copyright or something like that .... )  

    Cant remember where I got it from KK.  chair Trouble is my usual source was from the pages of a diary.  New year now and I dont have a diary like it for this year.  I will have to find another source with just the headlines.

    This one should be ok --  http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday   Only goes back to 1950 though.

       
    1986: Soviets launch space station Mir
    The Soviets open a new phase in space exploration with the launch of the world's biggest space station, Mir.

    1993: Two boys charged with toddler's murder
    Two 10-year-old boys are charged with the abduction and murder of two-year-old James Bulger in Liverpool.

    1983: Hundreds die in Assam poll violence
    Hundreds of people are reported to have died in Assam as fierce fighting rages in the run-up to Indian elections.

    1989: IRA bombs Tern Hill barracks
    Police are hunting two IRA bombers who attacked an army barracks at Tern Hill in Shropshire.

    1962: US spaceman orbits Earth
    John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, lands safely in the Atlantic Ocean.

    1958: Historic Sheerness docks to close
    The government announces one the oldest naval dockyards in the UK will be shut down.
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    Post by Whiskers Wed 06 Jan 2016, 11:40

    I found a better way to do it using the WYSIWYG.  yay 

    But I put the wrong date up for yesterday.   surprised   Here are the correct headlines for this day in history plus links plus details for today:-

    This day in history - Page 6 O1994: Mystery assailant attacks top US skater

    American figure-skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked by a man brandishing a metal crowbar.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38577733_emi88This day in history - Page 6 O1977: EMI fires Sex Pistols
    The music publisher EMI ends its contract with the notorious punk rock group after reports of abusive behaviour at Heathrow Airport.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38577777_flu88This day in history - Page 6 O2000: Flu outbreak stretches NHS resources
    Hospitals around the UK are feeling the strain of the current flu outbreak even though it has not been classed as an epidemic.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38577795_breast88This day in history - Page 6 O1992: US halts breast implants
    The US Government recommends doctors suspend the use of silicone breast implants as fears grow they could leak and affect the health of those using them.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38577807_cod88This day in history - Page 6 O1983: Danes raid British fishing grounds
    The Royal Navy arrests Captain Kent Kirk at sea for trespassing in British fishing territory.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
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    This day in history - Page 6 O1976: Iceland and Britain clash at sea

    A British naval frigate is involved in another collision with an Icelandic gunboat in the Atlantic.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _40561197_pisa88This day in history - Page 6 O1990: Leaning Tower of Pisa closed to public
    The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public for the first time in its history amid safety fears.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38985677_gandhi_88This day in history - Page 6 O1980: Gandhi returned by landslide vote
    Indians vote Indira Gandhi back into power - less than three years after rejecting her "emergency dictatorship".
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _39644221_krays_pa_88This day in history - Page 6 O1965: Krays in custody over menace charge
    Identical twin brothers Ronald and Reginald Kray are in custody charged in connection with running a protection racket.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc

    This day in history - Page 6 _38673129_aitken_bbc_88This day in history - Page 6 O2000: Aitken freed from prison early
    Former Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken is released from jail after serving less than half of his 18-month sentence.
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    1986: Heseltine quits over Westland

    Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine resigns his Cabinet job after a row with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over the Westland helicopter affair.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _41105296_abbas_ap88x65This day in history - Page 6 O2005: Abbas triumphs in Palestinian elections
    Early indications in the Palestinian presidential elections show former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas set to win.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38880449_eden88This day in history - Page 6 O1957: Sir Anthony Eden resigns
    Sir Anthony Eden resigns as prime minister of Britain due to ill health after one year and 279 days in the post.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38578535_colliery_bbc_88This day in history - Page 6 O1972: Miners strike against government
    Coal miners walk out at midnight in their first national strike for almost 50 years.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38601707_bullimore_notspecified_88This day in history - Page 6 O1997: Bullimore rescued after five days
    The lone yachtsman, Tony Bullimore, feared drowned after his boat capsized in the Southern Ocean five days ago, has been found safe and well.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    1992: Top policewoman suspended from duty
    Britain's most senior policewoman Alison Halford is suspended over allegations of misconduct.
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    This day in history - Page 6 O1991: Last ditch efforts to avoid Gulf War

    The United Nations Secretary General is leaving shortly for Baghdad in a final diplomatic effort to avoid war against Iraq.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _39730211_comet1_88This day in history - Page 6 O1954: Comet jet crashes with 35 on board
    Thirty-five people are missing, feared dead, after a BOAC Comet jet airliner crashes into the Mediterranean.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _40601987_fireman88This day in history - Page 6 O1985: Gas blast kills eight in Putney
    Eight people die and dozens are injured when an explosion destroys a block of exclusive flats in south-west London.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38602773_callaghan_bbc_88This day in history - Page 6 O1979: 'No chaos here' declares Callaghan
    The Prime Minister, James Callaghan, flies back into strike-torn Britain denying allegations the country is in chaos.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38602473_sinclair_bbc_88This day in history - Page 6 O1985: Safety concerns over electronic trike
    An electric tricycle, capable of a top speed of 15 mph, drives into a safety row on its first day on the road.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    1996: King of Jordan in historic Tel Aviv visit
    King Hussein of Jordan makes his first public visit to Israel's largest city as relations between the two countries warm.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    1957: Macmillan becomes Prime Minister
    Harold Macmillan accepts the Queen's invitation to become prime minister following the sudden resignation of Sir Anthony Eden.
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    This day in history - Page 6 O1991: US Congress votes for war in Iraq

    The United States Congress votes to authorise the use of military force against Iraq to end its occupation of Kuwait.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _39647269_ennals88This day in history - Page 6 O1966: UK politicians assaulted in Rhodesia
    Three visiting MPs are attacked by 400 supporters of Prime Minister Ian Smith at a rowdy meeting in Salisbury.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _41130018_sven2_pa88x65This day in history - Page 6 O2001: Swedish 'Iceman' starts England job
    The first foreigner to coach the England football team, Sven Goran Eriksson, flies in to start his new job.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38603029_robertcarr88This day in history - Page 6 O1971: British minister's home bombed
    Two bombs explode at the Hertfordshire home of Employment Secretary Robert Carr causing serious damage.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38604191_climbie_pa_88This day in history - Page 6 O2001: Climbie carers guilty of murder
    The carers of an eight-year-old girl who died after being tortured and fed scraps of food like a dog are found guilty of her murder.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    2003: Maurice Gibb dies after stomach op
    Bee Gee Maurice Gibb dies aged 53 following a stomach operation at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    1976: Crime writer Agatha Christie dies
    The most popular novelist in the world, Dame Agatha Christie, dies leaving a rumoured multi-million pound fortune and a final book waiting to be published.
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    This day in history - Page 6 O1973: Nixon orders ceasefire in Vietnam

    President Nixon orders a halt to American bombing in North Vietnam - following peace talks in Paris.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _40628649_stalin_88_ap_jpgThis day in history - Page 6 O1953: East German purge begins
    The East German authorities begin a purge of senior officials, accused of plotting against the state and spying for imperialistic powers.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38781815_groce_88This day in history - Page 6 O1987: Officer cleared in Groce shooting case
    A police officer who mistakenly shot and paralysed an innocent woman is cleared of all criminal charges.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38673273_markfound_ap_88This day in history - Page 6 O1982: Mark Thatcher found safe and well
    The prime minister's son, Mark Thatcher, is on his way home after being missing in the Sahara for six days.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38562133_diana_88x65This day in history - Page 6 O1997: Princess Diana sparks landmines row
    The Princess of Wales angers government ministers after calling for an international ban on landmines.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    1984: Benn back on road to Westminster
    The leftwing rebel, Tony Benn, beats off the competition to win Labour's nomination for the Chesterfield by-election.
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    1991: 'Mother of all Battles' begins

    Operation Desert Storm begins as Gulf War Allies send hundreds of planes on bombing raids into Iraq - Saddam Hussein remains defiant.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _39712313_kobe88This day in history - Page 6 O1995: Earthquake devastates Kobe
    A massive quake destroys whole areas of Japan's industrial heartland, leaving many hundreds of people dead.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _40624779_earthquakefire66This day in history - Page 6 O1994: Massive earthquake hits Los Angeles
    An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale devastates Los Angeles in the USA, killing more than 20 people.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38562069_gilmore_88x65This day in history - Page 6 O1977: Gilmore executed by firing squad
    Gary Gilmore, the convicted murderer, is executed by firing squad in the Utah state prison, Salt Lake City.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38562065_breakfasttv_88x65This day in history - Page 6 O1983: BBC wakes up to morning TV
    People have been switching on their televisions a little earlier than usual to catch Britain's first breakfast news programme.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
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    1991: Iraqi Scud missiles hit Israel

    Israel teeters on the brink of joining the Gulf War after Iraq attacks Tel Aviv and Haifa with Scud missiles.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _40651401_bostonstrangler88This day in history - Page 6 O1967: 'Boston Strangler' sentenced to life
    Albert DeSalvo, who says he murdered 13 women, is given a life sentence for assault and armed robbery.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38532525_fire86This day in history - Page 6 O1981: Nine die in New Cross house fire
    Nine people are killed and 20 injured in a blaze which engulfed a house early this morning in south London.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _40732877_gaitskell88This day in history - Page 6 O1963: Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell dies
    Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell dies after a sudden deterioration in his heart condition.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38607365_garfield_bbc_88This day in history - Page 6 O1972: Rhodesia's former leader arrested
    Garfield Todd and his daughter, Judith, are seized after violence erupts over Anglo-Rhodesian plans for independence.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    1996: Green groups join bypass battle
    Six major environmental organisations add their support to the growing anti-bypass campaign in Newbury, Berkshire.
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    This day in history - Page 6 O1961: John F Kennedy sworn in as US president

    The Democrat John F Kennedy is sworn in as the youngest ever elected president of the United States.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _40657367_campxray88This day in history - Page 6 O2002: Camp X-Ray pictures spark outrage
    Photographs showing al-Qaeda and Taleban suspects shackled and masked are published by the United States military.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38714965_antarcticmap88This day in history - Page 6 O1958: Explorers meet at South Pole
    Members of the team attempting the first surface crossing of the Antarctic have joined up at the South Pole.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38712851_heath2_88This day in history - Page 6 O1972: UK unemployment tops one million
    The number of people out of work and claiming benefit rises above one million, causing uproar in the House of Commons.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38561983_police88This day in history - Page 6 O1987: Police crack down on soccer hooligans
    Police carry out a series of dawn raids and make 26 arrests in their biggest operation so far against violence in and around football stadiums.
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    Post by Whiskers Fri 22 Jan 2016, 10:10

    1998  Ted Kaczynski pleads guilty to bombings

    American Revolution

    1779  Claudius Smith, “Cowboy of the Ramapos,” hangs

    Automotive

    2009  “Gran Torino” opens Down Under

    Civil War

    1927  John McCausland dies

    Cold War

    1982  Reagan links arms talks with Soviets to oppression in Poland

    Crime

    1973  Roe v. Wade

    Disaster

    1973  Plane crashes at Nigerian airport

    General Interest

    1840  British colonists reach New Zealand
    1901  Queen Victoria dies[/url]
    1905  First Russian Revolution begins[/url]
    1973  Supreme Court legalizes abortion[/url]
    1980  Sakharov arrested in Moscow

    Hollywood

    2008  Heath Ledger dies of accidental prescription drug overdose
    2010  Conan O’Brien makes final appearance as “Tonight Show” host

    Literary

    1788  George Gordon, Lord Byron, is born

    Music

    1981  Final portrait of John and Yoko is on the cover of Rolling Stone

    Old West

    1879   Chief Dull Knife makes last fight for freedom

    Presidential

    1973  Lyndon Baines Johnson dies in Texas

    Sports

    1973  Foreman beats Frazier to win heavyweight title in Jamaica

    Vietnam War

    1964  U.S. Joint Chiefs foresee larger U.S. commitment
    1968  Operations Jeb Stuart and Pershing II kick off

    World War I

    1905  Bloody Sunday Massacre in Russia

    World War II

    1941  Brits and Australians take Tobruk


    Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ted-kaczynski-pleads-guilty-to-bombings
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    Post by Kitkat Fri 22 Jan 2016, 14:50

    Whiskers,
    I hope you don't mind, but I have got rid of all the links in your last post here and replaced it with just one link pointing to the source of the info provided.

    I know you obviously put a lot of thought and effort into this thread happyheart - and I wouldn't normally interfere in what, after all, is your thread and your very much valued contribution to the forum - but the amount of links contained in that one post for that one day is causing havoc with the bandwith for the Forum as a whole. I can see that you have changed the source for the day's history and the new one gives a lot more detail, as well as being not just restricted to UK history events - but I hope you will understand that putting a separate link to each entry every day within each post would dramatically slow down the workings of the forum and this is something that would affect the whole board. We would find that certain images/smilies etc wouldn't work after a while because the volume of links would more and more limit the bandwith. Absolutely fine to continue with this new source - but without the links.

    (On a purely personal note: I much prefer the presentation of the last few posts made before this new source anyway - but that's just my own personal view.)
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    Post by Whiskers Fri 22 Jan 2016, 21:51

    No problem KK. I do see your point, didnt even think about all that. Embarassed 

    I will keep it how it was before.


    This day in history - Page 6 O1990: Gorbachev explains crackdown in Azerbaijan

    President Mikhail Gorbachev announces Red Army troops have been sent into the Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38707077_hanratty88This day in history - Page 6 O1962: 'A6 murder' trial begins
    James Hanratty, accused of murdering a physicist in a lay-by on the A6, enters a plea of "not guilty".
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38561945_sakharov88This day in history - Page 6 O1980: Soviet dissident Sakharov banished
    One of the Soviet Union's most outspoken critics, nuclear physicist Dr Andrei Sakharov, is sent into internal exile for his outspoken views.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38561939_strike88This day in history - Page 6 O1979: Public sector strike paralyses country
    Tens of thousands of public sector workers take part in a day of action - the biggest mass stoppage since 1926 - in support of a claim for more pay.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38561933_needle88This day in history - Page 6 O2001: MMR triple vaccine declared safe
    The government launches a £3m campaign to convince parents the controversial MMR triple vaccine is safe.
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    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _38561691_leon88This day in history - Page 6 O1986: Leon Brittan quits over Westland
    Trade and Industry Secretary Leon Brittan becomes the second cabinet minister to resign over the Westland affair.
    This day in history - Page 6 Cccccc
    This day in history - Page 6 _41189452_millermonroe_getty88x65This day in history - Page 6 O1961: End of the road for Monroe and Miller
    Hollywood screen star Marilyn Monroe divorces her husband of five years, playwright Arthur Miller.
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    Sir Winston Churchill has died at the age of 90 with his wife Lady Clementine Churchill and other members of the family at his bedside.
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    Students protesting at the installation of steel security gates at the London School of Economics go on the rampage, with crowbars, pickaxes and sledgehammers.
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    1956: Plans unveiled for homes in Barbican
    Plans to build a "new town" in the Barbican area of London left devastated by the war are being considered at a public inquiry.
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    2001: Mandelson resigns - again
    Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson resigns from the Cabinet over a passports-for-cash scandal.
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    2001: Thousands die in Gujarat quake

    A massive earthquake strikes western India and parts of Pakistan, killing many thousands of people.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _39842147_indiaflag_88x65This day in history - Page 6 O1950: India becomes a republic
    The independent republic of India is born as the new president replaces the King as head of state and a new constitution is adopted.
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    Reports from Egypt say at least 20 people have been killed and hundreds injured in anti-British riots in Cairo.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38712173_clinton88This day in history - Page 6 O1998: Clinton denies affair with intern
    President Clinton denies allegations he had an affair with 24-year-old intern Monica Lewinsky and rejects accusations he asked her to lie on oath.
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    Police wielding truncheons and firing tear gas from pressure canisters break up a march by hundreds of demonstrators in central Prague.
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    1982: UK unemployment tops three million
    The number of people out of work in Britain rises above three million for the first time since the 1930s.
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    This day in history - Page 6 O1945: Auschwitz death camp liberated

    The Red Army liberates the Nazi's biggest concentration camp at Auschwitz in southern Poland.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _39732937_apollocrew1_nasa_88This day in history - Page 6 O1967: Three astronauts die in Apollo 1 tragedy
    Three American astronauts die when fire engulfs the Apollo capsule on its launch pad at Cape Kennedy.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _39899920_leningrad88This day in history - Page 6 O1944: Leningrad siege ends after 900 days
    A successful Soviet offensive drives German troops away from the Leningrad which has been besieged since September 1941.
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    Rhodesia opposition leader Robert Mugabe makes a triumphant return to his home country after five years in exile.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _40570297_michaeljackson66okThis day in history - Page 6 O1984: Michael Jackson burned in Pepsi ad
    Michael Jackson has been rushed to hospital with burn injuries to his head after a stunt for a Pepsi commercial went wrong.
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    1969: Rebel students take over LSE
    Students protesting against the closure of the London School of Economics seize control of another university building.
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    1995: Cantona banned over attack on fan
    Manchester United's Eric Cantona is fined £20,000 and banned from playing football over his kung fu-style attack on a fan.
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    This day in history - Page 6 O1986: Seven dead in space shuttle disaster

    The American space shuttle Challenger explodes killing all seven astronauts on board.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _39734627_bentley_free_88This day in history - Page 6 O1953: Derek Bentley hanged for murder
    Teenager Derek Bentley is executed at Wandsworth Prison in London for his part in the murder of Pc Sidney Miles.
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    Italian police rescue US Brigadier General James Dozier who has been held hostage by the Red Brigade for 42 days.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38771291_romaniademo88This day in history - Page 6 O1990: Romanians call for government change
    Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest against the interim government of Ion Iliescu.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38561577_ab52_88This day in history - Page 6 O1968: Radiation alert following B-52 crash
    A recovery team searches for wreckage from an American Air Force B-52 bomber armed with four hydrogen bombs.
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    This day in history - Page 6 O1943: Germans surrender at Stalingrad

    The half-starved remnants of the German 6th Army give themselves up after five months of bloody fighting for Stalingrad ends in defeat.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _40097871_kler88This day in history - Page 6 O1990: De Klerk dismantles apartheid in South Africa
    The President of South Africa lifts the 30-year ban on leading anti-apartheid group the African National Congress.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _39810113_terry88This day in history - Page 6 O1987: Peace envoy imprisoned in Beirut
    Reports from Lebanon say Church of England envoy Terry Waite has been kidnapped by an Islamic militia group.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38567251_sidvicious_88x65This day in history - Page 6 O1979: Sid Vicious dies from drugs overdose
    Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious dies of a heroin overdose in New York.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38816593_memorial_88x65This day in history - Page 6 O1972: British embassy in Dublin destroyed
    Angry demonstrators burn the British Embassy in Dublin to the ground in protest at the shooting dead of 13 people in Londonderry on Sunday.
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    This day in history - Page 6 O1974: Soldiers and children killed in coach bombing

    Eleven people are killed in a bomb blast on a bus travelling to an army base in North Yorkshire.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38775895_afghan88This day in history - Page 6 O1998: 4,000 feared dead in Afghan earthquake
    An earthquake in northern Afghanistan leaves thousands dead, injured or homeless.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38793505_immigrantgirl_88x65This day in history - Page 6 O1968: More Kenyan Asians flee to Britain
    Another 96 Indians and Pakistanis from Kenya arrive in Britain, the latest in a growing exodus of Kenyan Asians fleeing discrimination.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38602003_seamenferry88This day in history - Page 6 O1988: Defiant seamen strike on
    Thousands of seamen at major British ports are continuing to strike even though their union has called an end to the action.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38601965_vietnaminspectors88This day in history - Page 6 O1973: Vietnam observers' struggle for peace
    International inspection teams in Vietnam have been sent into the countryside to monitor the truce agreed last Saturday in Paris.
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    This day in history - Page 6 O1958: United players killed in air disaster

    Seven Manchester United footballers are among 21 dead after an air crash in Munich.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38763141_georgevi_88x65This day in history - Page 6 O1952: King George VI dies in his sleep
    His Majesty, King George VI, dies peacefully in his sleep at Sandringham House, aged 56.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _41575148_sharon88This day in history - Page 6 O2001: Sharon sweeps to power
    The leader of the right-wing Likud party, Ariel Sharon, wins a landslide victory to become the new prime minister of Israel.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _40707273_barbie88This day in history - Page 6 O1983: 'Butcher of Lyon' returns to face trial
    War criminal and former Gestapo commandant, Klaus Barbie, arrives in France to stand trial for crimes committed 37 years ago.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38539943_dblood88This day in history - Page 6 O1997: Widow allowed dead husband's baby
    The Court of Appeal makes an historic judgement in favour of Diane Blood who will be allowed to be inseminated with her dead husband's sperm.
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    1971: Man plays golf on the Moon
    Alan Shepard becomes the first man to hit a golf ball on the Moon during a two-day Moon walk from Apollo 14.
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    2005: Blair is Labour's longest-serving PM
    British Prime Minister Tony Blair marks 2,838 days in his post at Number 10.
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    1952: New Queen proclaimed for UK

    Princess Elizabeth proclaims herself Queen at a ceremony in St James's Palace, London.
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    Forensic scientists investigate the "suspicious circumstances" of the death of Conservative MP for Eastleigh Stephen Milligan.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38788375_paris88This day in history - Page 6 O1962: Eight die in Paris riot
    At least eight people have been killed during a demonstration in the French capital protesting against the independence of Algeria.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _41184304_sharon88This day in history - Page 6 O1983: Sharon quits after massacre inquiry
    Ariel Sharon is removed from office in the Israeli government following a tribunal into the 1982 killings of hundreds of people in two refugee camps.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38722371_skylabmodule88This day in history - Page 6 O1974: Americans end outer space marathon
    Three US astronauts return safely to Earth after a record-breaking stay in space.
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    2005: Mid-East leaders announce truce
    The Palestinian leader and Israeli prime minister declare a truce amid hopes of a "new era of peace".
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    1996: Docklands bomb ends IRA ceasefire

    The IRA admit planting the bomb that exploded in the Docklands area of London last night.
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    Police launch a mass murder investigation in London after discovering human remains in drains.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38785133_garypowers_88x65This day in history - Page 6 O1962: Russia frees US spy plane pilot
    American spy plane pilot Captain Francis "Gary" Powers is freed from prison in the Soviet Union in exchange for a Russian spy jailed in the US.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _39896549_indiaqueue_88x65This day in history - Page 6 O1952: India passes first test of democracy
    Independent India's first general elections pass off peacefully, and return Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to power.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38690957_tachenships_88x65This day in history - Page 6 O1955: US evacuates Pacific islands
    The American Navy has moved thousands of people from the Chinese Nationalist Tachen Islands.
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    2005: Charles and Camilla to be married
    The Prince of Wales and long-term partner Camilla Parker Bowles are engaged, Clarence House announces.
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    This day in history - Page 6 O1986: Soviets launch space station Mir

    The Soviets open a new phase in space exploration with the launch of the world's biggest space station, Mir.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38560507_bulgercctv88This day in history - Page 6 O1993: Two boys charged with toddler's murder
    Two 10-year-old boys are charged with the abduction and murder of two-year-old James Bulger in Liverpool.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _40833645_indiragandhi88This day in history - Page 6 O1983: Hundreds die in Assam poll violence
    Hundreds of people are reported to have died in Assam as fierce fighting rages in the run-up to Indian elections.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _39765563_ternhillbomb_bbc_88This day in history - Page 6 O1989: IRA bombs Tern Hill barracks
    Police are hunting two IRA bombers who attacked an army barracks at Tern Hill in Shropshire.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38665681_johnglenn_88x65This day in history - Page 6 O1962: US spaceman orbits Earth
    John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, lands safely in the Atlantic Ocean.
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    1958: Historic Sheerness docks to close
    The government announces one the oldest naval dockyards in the UK will be shut down.
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    1945: Thousands of bombs destroy Dresden

    British and US bombers pound the ancient German city of Dresden with high explosives and incendiaries.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38568135_jamesbulger_88x65This day in history - Page 6 O1993: Missing two-year-old found dead
    Police confirm a body found on a railway embankment in Merseyside is that of missing toddler James Bulger.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _40831159_torv88This day in history - Page 6 O1984: British ice couple score Olympic gold
    British figure skating couple Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean skate off with a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo after dancing to Ravel's Bolero.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _41584710_hariri88This day in history - Page 6 O2005: Explosion kills former Lebanon PM
    Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is killed by a car bomb explosion in Beirut.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38546067_satanic88This day in history - Page 6 O1989: Ayatollah sentences author to death
    Iranian Muslim leader Ayatollah Khomeini issues a death threat against British author Salman Rushdie and his publishers over the book Satanic Verses.
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    1997: Lawrence 'killed by racists'
    Jurors at the inquest into the death of Stephen Lawrence have decided the black teenager was unlawfully killed "in a completely unprovoked racist attack by five white youths".
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    1974: Russian author charged with treason
    Soviet authorities formally charge Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn with treason a day after forcing him to leave the USSR.
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    This day in history - Page 6 O1959: Castro sworn in as Cuban PM

    Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro becomes the country's youngest ever premier.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _40689345_kosovobus88This day in history - Page 6 O2001: Serbs killed in Kosovo pilgrimage
    At least seven Serbs are killed in a bomb attack on a bus making its way to a religious ceremony in Kosovo.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38552985_ponting88This day in history - Page 6 O1985: Falklands' row civil servant resigns
    Ministry of Defence assistant secretary Clive Ponting resigns from his post over the Belgrano affair.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38816003_minersrally_pa_88This day in history - Page 6 O1972: Miners' strike turns off the lights
    Many homes and businesses will be without electricity for up to nine hours a day from today, the Central Electricity Generating Board has announced.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38691073_train88This day in history - Page 6 O1965: Beeching plans for 'bloated' railways
    A second report from British Railways Board chairman Dr Richard Beeching outlines transport needs for the next 25 years.
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    2005: Kyoto Protocol comes into force
    The Kyoto Protocol that aims to slow down global warming takes effect but the US remains outside it.
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    2001: Foot-and-mouth scare at UK abbatoir

    A five-mile exclusion zone is placed around an abbatoir in Essex after a suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease is detected.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38576593_deng88This day in history - Page 6 O1997: China's reformist Deng Xiaoping dies
    China's paramount leader Deng Xiaoping has died at the age of 92 after suffering from failing health for several years.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38805735_lumumba_notspec_88This day in history - Page 6 O1961: Lumumba rally clashes with UK police
    Police battle with supporters of the murdered Congolese premier outside the Belgian embassy in London.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38844863_thalidomideboy2_88This day in history - Page 6 O1968: Damages for thalidomide children
    The High Court awards compensation to 62 children born with thalidomide-induced deformities.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38844689_larnaca1_88This day in history - Page 6 O1978: Egyptian forces die in Cyprus gunfight
    At least ten Egyptian commandos are killed in a gun battle with Greek Cypriot soldiers at Larnaca airport.
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    20th February

    1513Pope Julius II dies. He will lay in rest in a huge tomb sculptured by Michelangelo.
    1725New Hampshire militiamen partake in the first recorded scalping of Indians by whites in North America.
    1792The U.S. Postal Service is created.
    1809The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the power of the federal government is greater than any individual state in the Union.
    1831Polish revolutionaries defeat the Russians in the Battle of Growchow.
    1864Confederate troops defeat a Union army sent to bring Florida into the union at the Battle of Olustee, Fla.
    1900J.F. Pickering patents his airship.
    1906Russian troops seize large portions of Mongolia.
    1915President Woodrow Wilson opens the Panama-Pacific Expo in San Francisco to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal.
    1918The Soviet Red Army seizes Kiev, the capital of the Ukraine.
    1938Hitler demands self-determination for Germans in Austria and Czechoslovakia.
    1941The United States sends war planes to the Pacific.
    1942Lt. Edward O’Hare downs five out of nine Japanese bombers that are attacking the carrier Lexington.
    1943German troops of the Afrika Korps break through the Kasserine Pass, defeating U.S. forces.
    1954The Ford Foundation gives a $25 million grant to the Fund for Advancement of Education.
    1959The FCC applies the equal time rule to TV newscasts of political candidates.
    1962Mercury astronaut John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth.
    1963Moscow offers to allow on-site inspection of nuclear testing.
    1965Ranger 8 hits the moon and sends back 7,000 photos to the United States.
    1968North Vietnamese army chief in Hue orders all looters to be shot on sight.
    1971Young people protest having to cut their long hair in Athens, Greece.
    1982Carnegie Hall in New York begins $20 million in renovations.
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    1972: IRA bomb kills six at Aldershot barracks

    Five women and an army priest are killed in an IRA bomb attack on army premises in Hampshire.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38558665_soldier88This day in history - Page 6 O1991: Bush threatens Iraq with land war
    The US President, George Bush, gives Iraq until 1700 GMT tomorrow to pull out of Kuwait or face the full force of the allies.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _40805681_dolly88This day in history - Page 6 O1997: Dolly the sheep is cloned
    A sheep named Dolly is cloned by scientists in Edinburgh and is being hailed as one of the most significant breakthroughs of the decade.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _39098036_sla_88x65This day in history - Page 6 O1974: Hearst 'ransom' provokes violence
    Fighting breaks out around food distribution points in California as newspaper tycoon Randolph Hearst pays a $2 million ransom for his kidnapped daughter Patty.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38575851_marcos88This day in history - Page 6 O1986: Filipino coup leaders tell Marcos to go
    Two senior members of the government take refuge in the defence ministry building after demanding President Marcos step down following controversial elections.
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    1955: American tennis star 'Little Mo' to quit
    Maureen Connolly, one of America's greatest tennis players, is to retire from the sport after a horse-riding accident.
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    This day in history - Page 6 O1955: Britain's big freeze

    Deep snow and freezing temperatures continue to cause havoc across much of Britain.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _40831227_vietnam_ap_88This day in history - Page 6 O1968: South Vietnamese recapture Hue
    The South Vietnamese celebrate the recapture of the country's third city, Hue, after a battle lasting three weeks.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38814465_attlee88This day in history - Page 6 O1950: Labour wins slim majority
    Clement Attlee returns as prime minister of Britain but with a single-figure majority.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38941507_charlesdi_88x65This day in history - Page 6 O1981: Prince Charles and Lady Di to marry
    The Prince of Wales and the Lady Diana Spencer end months of speculation by announcing they are to wed this summer.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38557867_stephen88This day in history - Page 6 O1999: Lawrence report blasts 'racist' police
    London's police force is "institutionally racist" says a report on the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence.
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    1971: UK restricts Commonwealth migrants
    Commonwealth citizens lose their automatic right to remain in the UK under the government's new Immigration Bill.



    Commonwealth citizens lose their automatic right to remain in the UK under the government's new Immigration Bill.


    judge  Not so different from today then -- the government of the day continues to chop and change the rules at whim. angry
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    2002: Hindus die in train fire

    A fire on a train in India results in the deaths of 57 Hindu pilgrims returning from the disputed holy site of Ayodhya.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _40931941_house88This day in history - Page 6 O1975: PC murder linked to IRA bomb factory
    Scotland Yard says the man who shot dead a police officer in London yesterday had been staying in a flat used as a "bomb factory" by the IRA.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _40935153_van88This day in history - Page 6 O1963: Argoud charged over de Gaulle plot
    Antoine Argoud, President De Gaulle's arch enemy and a former colonel in the French Army, is charged with an assassination attempt.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38554671_nigeria88This day in history - Page 6 O1999: Nigerians vote to break with military
    Voters flock to polling stations in Nigeria to elect a civilian president and end military rule that has lasted 15 years.
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    This day in history - Page 6 _38881737_blackboard_88x65This day in history - Page 6 O1953: Spelling bill passes second reading
    A proposal to simplify English spelling has cleared its second hurdle in parliament.
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