1984 Euro Court condemns phone-tapping

A Surrey businessman who accused the police of illegally tapping his phone is celebrating after a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights. James Malone, a

1976 Lauda fights for life after Grand Prix crash

Formula One racing driver Niki Lauda is in a critical condition in hospital after an horrific accident at the Nurburgring Grand Prix in Germany.  The Austrian-born

1981 Charles and Diana marry

Crowds of 600,000 people filled the streets of London to catch a glimpse of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer on their wedding day. The couple were

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 level

1965 Heath is new Tory leader

Shadow Chancellor Edward Heath has beaten off his rivals in the Conservative leadership contest triggered by last week’s unexpected resignation of Sir Alec Douglas-Home. Mr Heath’s victory

1956 Egypt seizes Suez Canal

Egypt’s president, Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser, has announced the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company to provide funding for the construction of the Aswan High Dam. 

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

1977 Deng Xiaoping back in power

The disgraced deputy Prime Minister of China, Deng Xiaoping, is to return to Chinese Government.  The Chinese Communist Party conference has restored him to the offices

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, at

1990 IRA bombs Stock Exchange

An IRA bomb has blown a 10-foot hole in the London Stock Exchange. Nobody was injured in the blast, although police say there would have been fatalities if

1983 Flesh-eating dinosaur resurrected

A huge new dinosaur skeleton has been unveiled to the media at the Natural History Museum in London.  Plumber and amateur fossil hunter Bill Walker, 55,

1990 English teenagers held in Thailand over drugs

Two teenage girls from the Midlands have been arrested for drug smuggling in Thailand.  Patricia Cahill, 17, and Karen Smith, 18, were stopped by customs officials

1966 Euston staff ‘colour bar’ ended

A West Indian refused a job at Euston Station will now be employed there after managers overturned a ban on black workers.  Two months ago Asquith

1991 UK forces withdraw from Kurdish haven

British troops protecting the Kurdish population in Iraq have begun to pull out of the region.  They had been part of a western relief effort -

1985 Live Aid makes millions for Africa

The Live Aid concert for the starving in Africa has raised triple the £10m expected.  And as the London event draws to a close at Wembley

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 (pictured) will

1965 Ronald Biggs escapes from jail

Ronald Biggs - a member of the gang who carried out the Great Train Robbery in 1963 - has escaped from Wandsworth prison.  Biggs, 35, escaped by scaling

2005 Bomb attacks on London

A series of bomb attacks on London’s transport network has killed more than 30 people and injured about 700 others.  Three explosions on the Underground left

1997 Mars buggy starts exploring Red Planet

Nasa scientists have freed a robot from the space probe Mars Pathfinder, allowing it to begin its exploration of the Red Planet at last.  The rover,

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