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    Post by Kitkat Wed 26 Oct 2016, 19:42

    Whiskers wrote:Sorry for missing days. Not been around, busy busy.  I can relax now!
    Here is todays This day in History---

    ps Did anyone miss me?   rabbit

    Yes, Whiskers  Smile , you were sorely missed.  Glad you are all sorted out now.  I love you

    And I missed my daily history lesson!  (or memory boost in some cases)


    1994: Israel and Jordan make peace
    At a ceremony in the desert witnessed by US President Clinton, Jordan and Israel sign a peace agreement ending 46 years of war.
    I remember it well.  I was in Libya at the time, working alongside a Jordanian girl who had not seen her family back home in the Gaza Strip, for 17 years.  There were celebrations all over, fireworks and happy Palestinians, like my Jordanian friend.  I remember feeling fearful for them, that their celebrations may well be short-lived, as there had been ceasefires before, which had never lasted for very long.  Nevertheless, for the first time in 17 years, Sabrine was able to go home for a holiday to see her family.  Took her 4 full days travelling there though, because Libya was in a controlled No-Fly-Zone at the time (because of the sanctions imposed over Lockerbie), so she had to go overland into Egypt, and from there to Damascus, as not allowed to travel through Israel.  
    Same detour coming back, but it was so worth it.  Oh, the vagaries and miseries of War!  Had that situation occurred now, she wouldn't have been able to go through Syria either, for obvious reasons. I often wonder where and how she is now (it's hardly likely that she's still in Libya now).
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    Post by Whiskers Fri 28 Oct 2016, 19:05

    Kitkat wrote:Yes, Whiskers   Smile  , you were sorely missed.  Glad you are all sorted out now.   I love you
    Not alltogether  timeglass  but getting there!


    1962: World relief as Cuban missile crisis ends
    US President John F Kennedy welcomes Russia's announcement that it will dismantle its missiles based in Cuba.
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    Masked gunmen burst into a church in eastern Pakistan killing 18 people including children who were at prayer.
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    Sports Minister Denis Howell's wife and young son survive a bomb attack on their car.
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    A 24-year-old Essex man is sentenced to life for killing five members of his family, including his two young nephews.
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    Chairman Hua Kuo-Feng, the first Chinese leader to visit Britain, is welcomed at Heathrow by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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    1984: Indian prime minister shot dead
    Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, is killed by two assassins believed to be her own bodyguards.
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    Princess Margaret calls off her plans to marry divorced Group Captain Peter Townsend.
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    A bomb explodes in the Post Office tower causing extensive damage but no injuries.
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    A Boston jury finds Louise Woodward, 19, guilty of second degree murder for killing the baby in her care.
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    Asia's longest-serving leader, the Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed, steps down after 22 years in power.
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    1966: Viet Cong bombs Saigon
    At least eight people are killed including an American officer when Viet Cong artillery shells the South Vietnamese capital.
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    A fire at a nightclub in France has killed 142 people, most of them teenagers.
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    A catastrophic fire at a chemicals factory near Basle, Switzerland, sends tons of toxic chemicals into the river Rhine, turning it red.
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    Rioting breaks out in parts of India following yesterday's assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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    The UK's deputy Prime Minister, Sir Geoffrey Howe, has resigned after disagreements over the government's Europe policy.
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    1952: Landslide victory for Eisenhower
    General Dwight D Eisenhower sweeps to victory in the American presidential elections with the largest number of popular votes ever recorded for a presidential candidate.
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    The body of the millionaire newspaper publisher, Robert Maxwell, is found in the sea off the coast of Tenerife.
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    At least 40 people are killed and 80 hurt after a train derails in south-east London.
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    Nicaragua's ruling Sandinista Front claims a decisive victory in the country's first elections since the revolution five years ago.
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    Iran's Prime Minister Jaffer Sharif-Emami resigns after two days of virtual mob rule.
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    1985: Volcano kills thousands in Colombia
    About 20,000 people are feared dead after a volcanic eruption in northern Colombia.
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    An 18-year-old student is on a life-support machine after taking an ecstasy tablet at her 18th birthday party.
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    Pioneering space probe Mariner 9 reaches Mars and goes into orbit, but scientists have to wait for clear pictures because of a Martian dust storm.
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    Britain's first live quintuplets born this century make satisfactory progress at Queen Charlotte's maternity hospital in London.
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    The Times newspaper is published for the first time in nearly a year.
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    Post by Whiskers Mon 14 Nov 2016, 20:56

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    1991: US accuses Libyans of Lockerbie bombing

    America demands Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi hand over Libyan intelligence officers indicted over the Lockerbie bombing.
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    Two women and six men are found guilty of exploding car bombs outside the Old Bailey and Scotland Yard.
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    Firefighters claim widespread support for their first national strike, over a 30% pay demand.
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    The wedding of the Queen's only daughter, Princess Anne, takes place at Westminster Abbey.
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    Convoys of lorries and tractors have converged on London and Edinburgh to mark the 60-day deadline for government action to cut fuel tax.
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    Post by Whiskers Tue 22 Nov 2016, 17:32

    1995: Life sentence for Rosemary West
    Britain's most prolific female serial killer, Rosemary West, is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 10 young women and girls.
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    Margaret Thatcher is to stand down as prime minister after her cabinet refuses to back her in a second round of leadership elections.
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    England's rugby team win the World Cup, beating Australia 20-17 in a nailbiting final in Sydney.
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    The lead singer of Australian rock band INXS and partner of British television star Paula Yates, is found dead in Sydney.
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    1971: Six dead in Scottish mountain tragedy
    Five teenagers and their female instructor die in one of Scotland's worst mountaineering accidents.
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    2005: Merkel becomes German chancellor
    Angela Merkel, leader of the Christian Democrats, is sworn in as Germany's first woman chancellor.
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    Post by Whiskers Thu 24 Nov 2016, 16:11

    1642

    Abel Tasman discovered Van Diemen's land, later renamed Tasmania.

    1859

    Darwin's Origin of Species was published.

    1871

    The National Rifle Association was incorporated.

    1963

    Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald, JFK's accused assassin, in the garage of Dallas police headquarters.

    1971

    D. B. Cooper parachuted from a Northwest Airlines flight with $200,000.
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    Post by Whiskers Tue 29 Nov 2016, 23:18

    1963: Canadian air disaster kills 118
    More than 100 people are killed when a Canadian jet crashes into a field minutes after take-off.
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    One of Britain's greatest motor racing drivers is killed in a plane crash in south-east England.
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    The government comes under attack in the Commons over revelations that it has had secret contacts with the IRA.
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    A young family of four and their neighbour are killed in an explosion in a block of flats in Glasgow.
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    Panic-buying breaks out at garages across the country as the government gives details of its petrol rationing plans.
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    1999: NI power-sharing executive appointed
    The Northern Ireland Assembly meets to appointed 10 members, bringing devolution a step closer.
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    1941: Japanese planes bomb Pearl Harbor
    Japan launches a surprise attack on American bases in the Pacific and declares it is at war with Britain and the United States.
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    Mr Attlee resigns as leader of the Labour Party and is made an Earl hours later by the Queen.
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    The Taleban regime gives up its last Afghan stronghold of Kandahar after weeks of bombardment by US warplanes.
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    Lord Soames is named transitional governor of Rhodesia to oversee its progress into legal independence.
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    A cat has climbed to a height of 160ft up an industrial chimney holding up the work of chief chimney-toppler Fred Dibnah.
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    1993: Activists lose battle over chestnut tree
    Protesters lose a 20-year fight to save a 250-year-old chestnut tree in east London, making way for a motorway extension.
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    1988: Death toll rises in Armenian earthquake
    Up to 45,000 people die and a further 500,000 are homeless after the devastating earthquake which ripped through Armenia, official figures reveal today.
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    The first of the hostages held in the Gulf for four and a half months have arrived in Britain after their release by Saddam Hussein.
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    The Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of Angela Cannings, jailed for life for the murder of her two baby sons.
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    Mystery disease is causing increasing concern among medical practitioners in the United States.
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    Alfred Luthuli, leader of the banned African National Congress, attacks South Africa's regime as he receives the Nobel peace prize.
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    1979: Daredevil Kidd's 80ft river jump
    Stuntman Eddie Kidd has accomplished a "death-defying" motorcycle leap.
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    Post by Whiskers Fri 16 Dec 2016, 18:07

    I missed out nearly a whole week surprised  

    On this day in history

    1984: Gorbachev visit to Britain a 'success'
    Mikhail Gorbachev, the man widely tipped as the next leader of the Soviet Union, holds five hours of talks with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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    MPs vote by a big majority for the permanent abolition of the death penalty for murder.
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    Her Majesty inaugurates "The Queen's Building", part of the new central terminal area built to accommodate increasing numbers of air passengers.
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    Thousands of countryside campaigners are on the streets of Edinburgh in the largest demonstration of its kind ever witnessed in Scotland.
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    The Queen unveils the new underground link from central London to Heathrow - the first from a capital city to its major airport.
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    1974: Compensation for Bloody Sunday victims
    The Government says it will pay £42,000 compensation to relatives of the 13 men killed in the Bloody Sunday riots in Londonderry nearly three years ago.
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    Scottish Secretary Donald Dewer unveils a blueprint for Scotland's new parliament.
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    Two Australians are facing the death penalty after their appeal against a conviction for smuggling heroin was rejected by a Malaysian court.
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    The Labour Party abandons its policy on trade union closed shops in line with European legislation.
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    The Christmas edition of the Radio Times returns after an industrial dispute in time for the festive season.
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    1988: Jumbo jet crashes onto Lockerbie
    A Pan Am jumbo jet with 258 passengers on board crashes on to the town of Lockerbie in Scotland - hundreds are feared dead.
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    President Kennedy and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan agree the UK will buy nuclear missiles from the US to form a multilateral Nato nuclear force.
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    Police storm a cargo ship in the English Channel after an intelligence tip-off.
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    General Charles de Gaulle is elected President of France with an overwhelming majority.
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    The TUC General Council narrowly votes to reject firemen's demands for a public campaign against a 10% limit on wage increases.
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    1980: Green light for breakfast television
    A shake-up of broadcasting franchises paves the way for breakfast television.
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    The British Government announces plans to tighten airline security by allowing armed guards on some British flights to the USA.
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    British customs officials seize £70m of Colombian cocaine thought to be linked to the Mafia.
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    One of Britain's largest abattoirs closes down after foot-and-mouth disease is found in cattle waiting to be slaughtered.
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    Passengers retrace a fatal journey on the 100th anniversary of a train plunging from the Tay Bridge into icy waters.
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    1995: Serial killer West found hanged
    Fred West, the Gloucestershire builder charged with 12 murders, is found dead in his prison cell.
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    Billions of people around the world welcome in the New Millennium with some of the most spectacular celebrations ever seen.
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    This day in history - Page 9 _38552813_brussels_eec_88This day in history - Page 9 O1973: Britain joins the EEC
    The United Kingdom becomes a fully-fledged member of the European Economic Community.
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    Newspaper editor Donald Woods arrives in London after fleeing South Africa's apartheid regime.
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    The President of Cuba, Fulgencio Batista, flees the country in the face of a relentless advance by the rebel army of Fidel Castro.
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    2002: Celebrations as euro hits the streets
    Twelve of the European Union's 15 countries wake up to life with a new currency as the euro reaches the streets.
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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.
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    Early indications in the Palestinian presidential elections show former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas set to win.
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    Sir Anthony Eden resigns as prime minister of Britain due to ill health after one year and 279 days in the post.
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    Coal miners walk out at midnight in their first national strike for almost 50 years.
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    The lone yachtsman, Tony Bullimore, feared drowned after his boat capsized in the Southern Ocean five days ago, has been found safe and well.
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    1992: Top policewoman suspended from duty
    Britain's most senior policewoman Alison Halford is suspended over allegations of misconduct.
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    1991: 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.
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    Three visiting MPs are attacked by 400 supporters of Prime Minister Ian Smith at a rowdy meeting in Salisbury.
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    The first foreigner to coach the England football team, Sven Goran Eriksson, flies in to start his new job.
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    Two bombs explode at the Hertfordshire home of Employment Secretary Robert Carr causing serious damage.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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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    2001: DR Congo President Kabila shot
    The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Laurent Kabila, is shot and seriously wounded by a bodyguard.
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    The Shah of Iran flees the country following months of increasingly violent protests against his regime.
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    The Northern Ireland civil rights campaigner and former Westminster MP, Bernadette McAliskey, is shot by gunmen at her home in County Tyrone.
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    1990: 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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    James Hanratty, accused of murdering a physicist in a lay-by on the A6, enters a plea of "not guilty".
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    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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    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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    The government launches a £3m campaign to convince parents the controversial MMR triple vaccine is safe.
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    The Red Army liberates the Nazi's biggest concentration camp at Auschwitz in southern Poland.
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    Three American astronauts die when fire engulfs the Apollo capsule on its launch pad at Cape Kennedy.
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    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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    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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    1959: Buddy Holly killed in air crash
    Three young rock 'n' roll stars, including 22-year-old singer Buddy Holly, die when their plane crashes in the United States.
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    Harold Macmillan outrages South African politicians with a speech warning of the "wind of change" in Africa.
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    The Pope meets Mother Teresa in Calcutta and visits her home for the sick and dying.
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    A Nato aircraft kills 20 people at an Italian ski resort by severing their cable car line.
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    The Soviet Union makes the first controlled landing of a space probe on the Moon, but refuses to release the pictures it sends back.
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    1988: Nurses protest for better pay
    Nurses across the UK take part in a day of industrial action to secure more money for themselves and the NHS.
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    1978: Sadat in US for Mid East talks
    Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat arrives in Washington DC to discuss the Middle East peace process with US President Jimmy Carter.
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    Eleven people are killed in a bomb blast on a bus travelling to an army base in North Yorkshire.
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    An earthquake in northern Afghanistan leaves thousands dead, injured or homeless.
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    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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    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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    International inspection teams in Vietnam have been sent into the countryside to monitor the truce agreed last Saturday in Paris.
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    1961: Belgian jet crashes seconds before landing
    At least 73 people are killed when a Boeing 707 jet airliner crashes at Berg, near Brussels airport.
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    The British Government launches a new decimal currency across the country.
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    Soviet troops are withdrawing from Afghanistan, nine years after they invaded the country.
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    British forces in Singapore surrender to the Japanese - seven days after enemy troops first stormed the island.
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    King George is buried at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle after a solemn procession through London.
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    1986: Printers and police clash in Wapping
    Eight police officers are injured in the worst outbreak of violence yet outside the News International printing plant in Wapping, east London.
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    1996: Arms-to-Iraq report published
    The long-awaited report into the sale of arms-to-Iraq in the 1980s is published and contains strong criticisms of the ministers involved.
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    1950: Communist spy jailed for 14 years
    Nuclear scientist Klaus Fuchs is sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for espionage.
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    The biggest explosion ever made by man is witnessed in the Pacific when US scientists explode their second H-bomb at Bikini Atoll.
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    Fred West is charged with two further murders following the discovery of more human remains in the garden of his Gloucester home.
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    The armed Palestinian group Black September has seized the Saudi Arabian embassy in Khartoum.
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    Hundreds of thousands of workers across Britain take part in an unofficial day of protest against the government's new industrial relations Bill.
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    1966: Britain to go decimal in 1971
    Chancellor of the Exchequer James Callaghan confirms the "historic and momentous" decision to change over to decimal coinage.
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    1990: Secrets act gags whistleblowers
    Whistleblowers and journalists will, from today, risk criminal prosecution if they reveal information viewed as damaging to the defence of the UK.
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    1985: Beirut car bomb kills dozens
    At least 45 people die and 175 are injured in a car bomb explosion in Beirut, Lebanon.
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    Bomb explodes in the cockpit of a Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 at Las Vegas airport.
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    British postal workers go back to work after seven weeks on strike.
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    Car manufacturers Rover unveil the first car powered with a gas turbine engine.
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    Divers raise the wreck of Donald Campbell's boat, Bluebird, from the bottom of Coniston Water in Cumbria.
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    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.
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    Two 10-year-old boys are charged with the abduction and murder of two-year-old James Bulger in Liverpool.
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    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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    Police are hunting two IRA bombers who attacked an army barracks at Tern Hill in Shropshire.
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    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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