1985 USSR expels 25 in tit-for-tat spy row

Two days after the British Government ordered the expulsion of 25 alleged Soviet spies, the USSR has retaliated by throwing out 25 British nationals. It follows

1980 Missing Scottish bear is found

The bear who went missing on a Scottish island while being filmed for a Kleenex television commercial has finally been recaptured. Hundreds of volunteers have been

2001 US declares war on terror

The President of the United States has described the destruction caused in New York and Washington as an act of war against all freedom-loving people. In

2001 US rocked by day of terror

The United States is in a state of shock after a day of attacks which have left thousands dead and New York’s World Trade Center destroyed.

1986 Pinochet survives rebel ambush

The president of Chile has escaped an attempt on his life in a fierce attack which killed five of his bodyguards and wounded 11 more. General

1992 Troops kill 24 at ANC rally

At least 24 people have been killed and 150 injured when soldiers fired on an African National Congress demonstration on the border of Ciskei in South Africa.

1997 Diana’s funeral watched by millions

Britain and the world have said farewell to Diana, Princess of Wales, at the end of an unprecedented week of mourning. A four mile procession brought her

1997 Mother Teresa dies

She died of a heart attack at the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta shortly before 1700 BST. The nun from Skopje, Macedonia, had

1997 Suicide bombings put peace visit in doubt

Eight people have been killed and over 150 injured in a series of suicide bomb attacks in the centre of Jerusalem. The three bombers -

1959 Anglo-US TV debate makes history

British prime minister Harold Macmillan and American president Dwight Eisenhower have given an historic live television broadcast from Downing Street. Among the subjects the two leaders

1997 Princess Diana dies in Paris crash

She was taken to hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning where surgeons tried for two hours to save her life but she died at

1992 Violence mars German anti-racist rally

A protest march against right-wing attacks on refugees in Germany has ended in violence after demonstrators clashed with police. It happened after about 15,000 people gathered

1963 King’s dream for racial harmony

The fight for racial equality in the United States moved a step closer to victory today as Martin Luther King spoke of his dream for freedom in

1997 East German leader guilty of Berlin Wall deaths

A court in Berlin has sentenced the former East German leader, Egon Krenz, to six-and-a-half years in prison. Krenz, 59, was convicted of instigating a shoot-to-kill policy

1993 Michael Jackson accused of child abuse

Police in Los Angeles are investigating allegations of child abuse made against singer Michael Jackson. They have refused to give details but it has emerged that two

1991 Gorbachev punishes coup plotters

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has begun his purge of cabinet members and officials involved in the failed coup four days ago. Two of the three ministers who

1978 Kenya’s founding father dies

Kenya’s president, Jomo Kenyatta, has died at his home in Mombasa. An official announcement on Voice of Kenya radio said Mr Kenyatta died peacefully in his sleep

1983 Filipino opposition leader shot dead

The Philippines opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, has been assassinated just minutes after returning home from exile. Mr Aquino, 50, had spent the last three years in

1989 Man U sold in record takeover deal

The new owner is Isle of Man-based property tycoon and former footballer, Michael Knighton. Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards is to receive more than £10m for

1977 Rock and roll ‘king’ Presley dies

Elvis Presley, whose singing and style revolutionized popular music in the 1950s, has died. Presley, 42, was discovered slumped in a bathroom at his mansion in

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