This Day in History | 1964 – Beatlemania arrives in the US

The four members of the British hit band, the Beatles, have arrived in New York at the start of their first tour of the United States. The young men, with their

This Day in History | 2001 – Sharon sweeps to power

The leader of the right-wing Likud party, Ariel Sharon, has won a landslide victory to become the new prime minister of Israel. He called for a government of national unity to

This Day in History | 1974 – Newspaper heiress kidnapped

The daughter of the millionaire American publisher, Randolph Hearst, has been kidnapped. Patty Hearst, aged 19, was with her fiancé, Steven Weed, in her flat in Berkeley, California, at 2100 local

This Day in History | 1968 – More Kenyan Asians flee to Britain

Another 96 Indians and Pakistanis from Kenya have arrived in Britain today, the latest in a growing exodus of Kenyan Asians fleeing from laws which prevent them making a living. The

This Day in History | 1966 – Soviets land probe on Moon

The Russians have made the first controlled landing of a spacecraft on the Moon. Luna 9 made its “soft” landing at 2145 Moscow time (1845 GMT). The probe immediately began taking pictures

This Day in History | 1987 – Aquino suppresses rebel uprising

President of the Philippines Corazon Aquino has forced a group of heavily armed rebels occupying a television station to surrender. Her troops fired tear gas into the Channel 7 building in

This Day in History | 1969 – LSE closes over student clashes

The London School of Economics has been closed following violent protests by students angry at the installation of steel security gates. Police were called in to try to break

This Day in History | 1973 Nixon announces Vietnam peace deal

The US president, Richard Nixon, has appeared on national television to announce “peace with honour” in Vietnam. Statements issued simultaneously in Washington and Hanoi confirmed the peace deal was signed in

This Day in History | 2001 – MMR triple vaccine declared safe

The government is launching a £3m campaign to convince parents the controversial MMR triple vaccine is safe. Fears have been raised the vaccine against measles, mumps

This Day in History | 1992 UN threatens Libya with sanctions

The United Nations has ordered Libya to surrender intelligence agents accused of the Lockerbie and French airliner bombings. The 15-nation Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution urging Libya ‘’immediately to provide

This Day in History | 1958 Explorers meet at South Pole

Members of the team attempting the first surface crossing of the Antarctic have joined up at the South Pole. New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary - who has already conquered Mount Everest

This Day in History | 1994 Massive earthquake hits Los Angeles

A huge earthquake has rocked Los Angeles, killing more than 20 people. The earthquake, which measured 6.6 on the Richter scale and lasted for 40 seconds, struck at 0431 local time

This Day in History | 1979 – Shah of Iran flees into exile

The Shah of Iran has fled the country following months of increasingly violent protests against his regime. Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi and his wife, Empress Farah, left Tehran and flew to

This Day in History | 1997 – Princess Diana sparks landmines row

Princess Diana has angered government ministers after calling for an international ban on landmines. Her comments - made during a visit to Angola to see for herself some of the victims

This Day in History | 1994 – Duchess of Kent joins Catholic church

The Duchess of Kent has become the first member of the Royal Family to convert to Catholicism for more than 300 years. The duchess was received into the Catholic

This Day in History | 1993: Allies bomb Iraq

American, British and French fighter jets have carried out a series of bombing raids over southern Iraq. The Iraqis have repeatedly breached the “no-fly zone” set up after the Gulf War

This Day in History | 1991 Last ditch efforts to avoid Gulf War

The United Nations Secretary General will leave shortly for Baghdad in a final diplomatic effort to avoid war against Iraq. Javier Perez de Cuellar is expected to raise the possibility of

This Day in History | 2005 Abbas triumphs in Palestinian elections

Early indications in the Palestinian presidential elections show former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas is set to win by a comfortable margin. Polling closed at 1900 GMT, two hours later than scheduled

This Day in History | 1989 Dozens die as plane crashes on motorway

A Boeing 737 airplane has crashed onto the M1 motorway near East Midlands airport, killing 46 people. Eighty have survived, of whom ten are seriously injured. The British Midland flight 092 was

This Day in History | 1980 – Gandhi returned by landslide vote

The people of India have voted Indira Gandhi back into power - less than three years after rejecting her “emergency dictatorship”. When the last of the 196

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