1981 Pakistani jet hostages released

The passengers and crew of a Pakistan Airways plane held hostage for nearly two weeks have been released in Syria. They were freed after the Pakistani

1960 Radio telescope makes space history

The British radio telescope at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire has set a new space record making contact with the American Pioneer V satellite at a distance of 407,000

1970 Conservative victory in first teen election

The Conservatives are celebrating a record majority in the Bridgwater by-election. They won by 10,915 votes, the largest in the constituency for 50 years.  It was

1969 Paul McCartney weds Linda Eastman

Paul McCartney has married Linda Eastman in a civil ceremony in London. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Marylebone Register Office to catch a glimpse

1985 Gorbachev  becomes Soviet leader

There is a new man in charge at the Kremlin - Mikhail Gorbachev has taken over following the death of Konstantin Chernenko.  Chernenko, 73,

1971 Post strike ends with pay deal

British postal workers have gone back to work today after seven weeks on strike. The 200,000 postmen and women voted by 14-1 yesterday in favour of

1975 Kidnapped heiress found strangled

Police made the discovery after a three-day intensive search of Bathpool Park at Kidsgrove in Staffordshire, where Lesley’s brother Ronald Whittle had tried to meet the

1993 Angolans die in battle for Huambo

More than 350 people have died in a battle between Unita rebels and Angolan government forces in the city of Huambo, according to Angolan army reports. The

1953 Soviet leader ‘on brink of death’

The first official news of Mr Stalin’s illness came in a statement on Wednesday. It said the Soviet leader, who came to power in 1928,

1954 US tests hydrogen bomb in Bikini

It is believed the hydrogen bomb was up to 1,000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. It was so violent

1956 Hopes for Mid East peace mission

The British Foreign Secretary, John Selwyn Lloyd, left London this morning for a tour of the Middle East, Pakistan and India. Before he left, he

2000 Nuclear chief quits over safety scandal

British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) has confirmed its chief executive, John Taylor, has resigned over the safety scandal that has attracted severe criticism from watchdogs.  A

1953 Spelling bill passes second reading

A proposal to simplify English spelling has cleared its second hurdle in parliament.  After a second debate MPs in the House of Commons voted by

1984 US troops withdraw from Beirut

American forces have withdrawn almost all of their troops from the Lebanese capital, Beirut.  About 1,000 US Marines left the coast beside the international airport as

1981 Rebel army seizes control in Spain

This evening about 200 soldiers and members of the paramilitary Civil Guard stormed the lower house of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes, firing automatic weapons and

1986 Filipino coup leaders tell Marcos to go

Two senior members of the Philippines government have taken refuge in the defence ministry building in the capital, Manila, after denouncing President Ferdinand Marcos. Yesterday, Defence Minister

1972 Nixon makes historic visit to China

The American President Richard Nixon has arrived in China at the start of a week-long summit aimed at ending 20 years of frosty relations between the two countries.

1986 Soviets launch space station Mir

The Soviets have opened a new phase in space exploration with the launch of the world’s biggest space station, Mir. The successful launch of Mir comes

1997 China’s reformist Deng Xiaoping dies

He had been suffering from failing health for several years and was last seen in public three years ago.  The country’s official news agency

1959 Castro sworn in as Cuban PM

Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has become the country’s youngest ever premier. At the age of 32, he has been sworn in as Prime Minister in

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