This Day in History | 1970 – Willi and Willy meet in East Germany

The leaders of East and West Germany have met for the first time since the country was divided in 1949. About 2,000 young East Germans greeted West Germany’s Chancellor Willy Brandt

This Day in History | 1982 – Judge halts ‘obscenity’ trial

Charges of gross indecency brought by Mary Whitehouse against a National Theatre director ended today after intervention by the Attorney-General - with both sides claiming victory. Moral

This Day in History | 1968 – Anti-Vietnam demo turns violent

More than 200 people have been arrested after thousands of demonstrators clashed in an anti-Vietnam war protest outside the United States embassy in London. The St John Ambulance Brigade said it

This Day in History | 1988 – Thousands die in Halabja gas attack

Thousands of people are reported to have been killed and many others injured in a poison gas attack on a Kurdish city in northern Iraq. Up

This Day in History | 1979 – Grenada leader ousted by coup

A coup in the Caribbean island of Grenada has toppled the country’s controversial Prime Minister, Sir Eric Gairy. Sir Eric was at the United Nations in New

This Day in History | 1964 – Hoffa faces eight years behind bars

The president of the powerful American Teamsters union has been sentenced to eight years in jail on bribery charges. James Hoffa has also been fined $10,000 (£3,570) for trying to bribe

This Day in History | 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, died yesterday after

This Day in History | 1969 – Martin Luther King’s killer gets life

His guilty plea was made on the understanding he was spared the electric chair. It also brought a swift end to the trial, which otherwise might

This Day in History | 1967 – Stalin’s daughter defects to the West

The daughter of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin has requested political asylum at the United States Embassy in India. The American Mutual Radio network broke

This Day in History | 1970 – Rabies ban on British pet imports

The British Government has announced an indefinite ban on the importation of domestic pets. It follows the death from rabies of a dog called Sessan in Newmarket a week ago. The

This Day in History | 1953 – Soviet leader ‘on brink of death’

Rumours are circulating in Moscow that Joseph Stalin, the long-time leader of the Soviet Union, is near death. The first official news of Mr Stalin’s illness came

This Day in History | 1975 – Comic genius Chaplin is knighted

Silent film legend Charlie Chaplin has become Sir Charles after a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The star of such films as The Kid and The Great Dictator

This Day in History | 1966 – BBC tunes in to colour

The BBC has announced plans to begin broadcasting television programmes in colour from next year. Britain will be the first country in Europe to offer regular programming

This Day in History | 1956 – King of Jordan Sacks British general

King Hussein of Jordan has sacked the British commander of the Arab Legion in what is being seen as an effort to strengthen his own position within the Arab world.

This Day in History | 1986 – Swedish prime minister assassinated

The Swedish prime minister has died after being shot in a street ambush in central Stockholm. His wife was wounded. Olof and Lisbeth Palme were attacked as they were leaving a

This Day in History | 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 65 votes to 53 to approve

This day in history | 1991 – Iraqi troops flee Kuwait City

The Kuwaiti capital has been liberated by the Gulf War Allies after 208 days of Iraqi occupation. Thousands of Iraqi troops began leaving the city after an order from President Saddam

This Day in History | 1986 – Corazon Aquino is Philippines president

The new Philippines president Corazon Aquino is sworn in today, bringing to an end years of dictatorship under Ferdinand Marcos. Former leader Mr Marcos, who changed the constitution in 1973 to

This Day in History | 1950 – Labour wins slim majority

The Labour Party has won the general election, with Clement Attlee returning as Prime Minister. But the result leaves the country in a state of uncertainty as it is the closest

This Day in History | 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. His visit began

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