2000 Air rage pair jailed

Two men have been jailed for causing a “bar room brawl” on board a holiday jet bound for Jamaica. Patrick Connors was sentenced to a year

2001 Hamiltons condemn ‘sex assault’ arrest

The couple have been released “pending further investigations” following five hours of questioning at Barkingside police station in Essex. Speaking to the press after their release the

1969 Film star stabbed in ‘ritualistic’ killings

All five died from shooting and multiple stab wounds. Sharon Tate, 26, was the wife of film director Roman Polanski and was eight months pregnant.

2001 Hollywood’s ‘golden couple’ divorce

Hollywood superstars Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise have divorced. The final decree came just hours after Kidman and Cruise separately attended the première of their new

1987 Chilly swim thaws Cold War relations

Lynne Cox, 30, took two hours and six minutes to cross the Bering Strait which separates the Arctic and Pacific oceans - and the two superpowers.

1964 Three civil rights activists found dead

The bodies of three civil rights workers missing for six weeks have been found buried in a partially constructed dam near Philadelphia, Mississippi. Agents from the Federal

2003 Anglican church approves gay bishop

The Anglican Church in America has voted to approve the appointment of an openly gay bishop. The Reverend Canon Gene Robinson, of New Hampshire, was approved

1991 Pavarotti sings in the British rain

Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti has given a huge free concert in London’s Hyde Park to celebrate 30 years in opera. A crowd of 100,000 -

1965 US orders 50,000 troops to Vietnam

President Johnson has commited a further 50,000 US troops to the conflict in Vietnam. Monthly draft calls will increase from 17,000 to 35,000 - the highest

1978 Transatlantic balloonists in trouble

Don Cameron, 39, and Major Christopher Davey, 34, were 1,000 miles west of the UK when they reported a helium gas leak in their bright yellow 90

1978 First ‘test tube baby’ born

The birth of the world’s first “test tube baby” has been announced in Manchester. Louise Brown was born shortly before midnight in Oldham and District General

1974 Nixon ‘must hand over Watergate tapes’

Giving the judgement to a packed and hushed courtroom, Chief Justice Warren E. Burger said the court rejected Mr Nixon’s claims of executive privilege. Instead,

1969 Man takes first steps on the Moon

American Neil Armstrong has become the first man to walk on the Moon. The astronaut stepped onto the Moon’s surface, in the Sea of Tranquility,

1944 Hitler survives assassination attempt

Adolf Hitler has escaped death after a bomb exploded at 1242 local time at his headquarters in Rastenberg, East Prussia. The German News Agency broke

1997 IRA declares ceasefire

The IRA has announced its second ceasefire in three years starting at noon tomorrow. It follows a statement by republican political party Sinn Fein last

1987 Ex-Guinness boss owes millions

Former Guinness director Thomas Ward has been ordered to repay £5.2m to the brewing giants. The High Court heard Mr Ward had acted illegally by

1989 Paris in 200-year-old revolutionary fervour

About 500 people have been involved in scuffles in the Place de la Bastille in Paris. Hundreds of thousands of revellers took to the streets of

1993 Green light for Manchester Olympics

The President of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch, was speaking after a series of presentations in the city’s Town Hall. He has been touring

1986 Orange Parade sparks riots

Dozens have been injured in the second consecutive night of violence in Portadown, County Armagh. Violence flared when Orangemen converged on the town yesterday evening after

2000 Britain pioneers HIV vaccine

The World Aids Conference in South Africa has announced trials for a new HIV vaccine will begin in Britain. Liberal Democrat MP Evan Harris will be one

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