1982 Spain opens border with the Rock

The gates isolating the people of Gibraltar from Spain have been opened to pedestrians after 13 years. Spain’s new socialist government opened the frontier for “humanitarian reasons”

2003 Saddam Hussein captured

The ousted President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, is under arrest after he was captured by US soldiers. “Ladies and gentlemen, we got him,” US administrator Paul

1981 Military crackdown on Polish people

Poland’s military rulers have declared a state of emergency after imposing martial law and placing leaders of the Solidarity trade union under arrest. The country is

1992 Princess Royal remarries

The 42-year-old arrived at Crathie church near Balmoral Castle accompanied by her father Prince Philip, and her daughter and bridesmaid 11-year-old Zara. Before a small family congregation

2001 30,000 postal jobs ‘to be cut’

Up to 30,000 Post Office workers could lose their jobs over the next 18 months, Consignia, the company which runs the service, has announced.  The

1983 Tomcat halts steeplejack

Troublesome feline George has climbed a height of 160 ft (49 m) up an industrial chimney and is resisting attempts to bring him back down. His

1978 Spain set to vote for democracy

The majority of the 25 million Spaniards eligible to vote are expected to endorse a new constitution in the historic referendum. It would strip the monarchy of much

1961 Birth control pill ‘available to all’

Women who wish to have oral contraception will now be able to get it on the National Health Service.  The Health Minister, Enoch Powell, made

1990 Tunnel links UK and Europe

Construction workers have drilled through the final wall of rock to join the two halves of the Channel Tunnel and link Britain to France.  The

1982 Animal activists bomb Downing Street

Margaret Thatcher was in 10 Downing Street when the device exploded but was not hurt in the blast. One of her staff was slightly burnt in

1975 Graham Hill killed in air crash

Graham Hill, 46, who retired from the sport in July 1975, was killed instantly along with the four other occupants in his Piper Aztec - all

1990 Tearful farewell from Iron Lady

Margaret Thatcher formally tendered her resignation to the Queen early this morning after leaving Downing Street for the last time. John Major was elected her

1975 TV presenter Ross McWhirter shot dead

Guinness Book of Records co-founder and editor Ross McWhirter has been shot dead outside his North London home.  Mr McWhirter was hit at close range in

1963 Kennedy ‘assassin’ murdered

Lee Harvey Oswald, a 24-year-old former Marine, was being transferred from police headquarters to the county jail, at the centre of a large crowd of police officers, reporters

1963 Johnson takes over as US president

Fifty-five year old Lyndon Baines Johnson begins his new job today as US president. He was sworn in yesterday just two hours after an assassin shot

1985 Superpowers aim for ‘safer world’

The Geneva summit has ended in optimism but with no agreement on the “Star Wars” space defence system. Both United States President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader

1978 Liberal MP accused of murder plot

MP Jeremy Thorpe has been accused in court of plotting to kill his former homosexual lover and dispose of the body.  The former Liberal Party leader

1989 Police crush Prague protest rally

Riot police in Czechoslovakia have arrested hundreds of people taking part in a protest march.  More than 15,000 people, mostly students, took part in the

1983 England fans rampage in Luxembourg

More than 20 English football supporters have been arrested in Luxembourg after a night of violence.  The fans are being held for drunkenness, fighting and

1940 Germans bomb Coventry to destruction

The German Luftwaffe has bombed Coventry in a massive raid which lasted more than 10 hours and left much of the city devastated. Relays of enemy

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