This day in history | 2003 UN envoy dies in Baghdad bombing

A massive bomb has wrecked the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, killing at least 17 people including the UN’s chief envoy to Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Three floors of the

This day in history | 1969 Woodstock music festival ends

Thousands of young people are heading home after three days and nights of sex, drugs and rock and roll at the Woodstock music festival. An estimated 400,000 youngsters turned up to

This day in history | 1998 Clinton admits Lewinsky affair

President of the United States Bill Clinton has admitted having an inappropriate relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. In a televised address Mr Clinton told the American people that

This day in history | 1977 Rock and roll ‘king’ Presley dies

Presley, 42, was discovered slumped in a bathroom at his mansion in Memphis, Tennessee on Tuesday. He was rushed to the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis but was pronounced dead on

This day in history | 1961 Berliners wake to divided city

  Troops in East Germany have sealed the border between East and West Berlin, shutting off the escape route for thousands of refugees from the East. Barbed wire fences up to six

This day in history | 2003 Gilligan: language ‘wasn’t perfect’

Andrew Gilligan, defence correspondent for the BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, was giving evidence to the Hutton Inquiry on its second day. He stood by the main thrust of his report

This day in history | 1984 Zola Budd in race trip controversy

The South African-born British athlete, Zola Budd, is again the centre of controversy following a disastrous accident during the women’s 3,000m final at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. During the

This day in history | 2003 Britain swelters in record heat

Britain has recorded its hottest day ever as the temperature soared to 38.1C (100.6F) in Gravesend, Kent. The record has actually been broken twice today. The first place to beat the

This day in history | 1969 Film star stabbed in ‘ritualistic’ killings

Actress Sharon Tate has been found brutally murdered in her Los Angeles home, along with three high-society friends and a fifth, as yet un-named, victim. All five died from shooting and

This day in history | 1971 Sailor’s record ‘wrong way’ voyage

A British man has become the first to sail the world non-stop in the “wrong” direction - east to west - against the prevailing winds and currents. Chay Blyth, 31, set

This day in history | 1962 Marilyn Monroe found dead

  Screen icon Marilyn Monroe has been found dead in bed at her Los Angeles home. The 36-year-old actress’ body was discovered in the early hours of this morning by two doctors

This day in history | 1964 Three civil rights activists found dead

Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation found the three young men - two white and one black man - about six miles from the town in a wooded area

This day in history | 1990 UK temperatures reach record high

A weather station in Leicestershire has recorded the highest temperature ever known in Britain. The figure of 37.1C, or 99F, recorded at a weather station in Nailstone, Leicestershire, is 1 degree

This day in history | 1984 Euro Court condemns phone-tapping

James Malone, a former antiques dealer from Dorking in Surrey, claims that while he was on trial for handling stolen goods in 1977, the police intercepted his telephone calls and

This day in history | 1973 Final deal for thalidomide victims

The drugs company who marketed thalidomide have agreed to pay more than £20 million in compensation to those born with birth defects as a result, at the end of an

This day in history | 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 married at St Paul’s

This day in history | 1976 Chinese earthquake kills hundreds of thousands

Hundreds of thousands of people are feared dead following an 8.3 magnitude earthquake in China. The quake has virtually destroyed the city of Tangshan, north-east of Beijing, and Western sources believe

This day in history | 1996 Bomb rocks Atlanta Olympics

A bomb has exploded at a crowded concert in Atlanta, Georgia, the city hosting this year’s Olympic Games. Two people are reported to have been killed and firefighting officials say as

This day in history | 1986 Branson on course for Blue Riband

Entrepreneur Richard Branson has set off on his second attempt to claim the transatlantic crossing record for Britain. Mr Branson and his team left New York at dawn on their 72

This day in history | 1986 Prince Andrew weds Sarah Ferguson

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson have married at Westminster Abbey. Thousands of people lined the streets of London and a worldwide TV audience of 500 million tuned in to catch a

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