Tag: This Day in History
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This Day in History: 1980 Soviet dissident Sakharov banished
One of the Soviet Union’s most outspoken critics, nuclear physicist Dr Andrei Sakharov, has been ordered into internal exile. Officials in Moscow were angered by an ... -
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 ... -
This Day in History: 1961 John F Kennedy sworn in as US president
The Democrat John F Kennedy has been sworn in as the youngest ever elected president of the United States. The 43-year-old Roman Catholic was inaugurated as ... -
This Day in History: 1966 Indira Gandhi takes charge in India
Indira Gandhi, only daughter of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, is to become the country’s next leader. She was chosen at the end of a ... -
This Day in History: 2001 Dr Congo President Kabila shot
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Laurent Kabila, is reported to be fighting for his life after being shot and seriously wounded by one ... -
This Day in History: 1953 East German purge begins
The East German authorities have begun a purge of senior officials accused of plotting against the state and spying for “imperialistic” powers. Several officers, including the ... -
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 ... -
This Day in History: 2004 Serial killer Shipman found hanged
Harold Shipman, the former GP who is believed to have killed more than 200 people, has been found dead in his prison cell. He was found ... -
This Day in History: 1991 US Congress votes for war in Iraq
The United States Congress has voted to authorise the use of military force against Iraq to end its occupation of neighbouring Kuwait. The vote seals the ... -
This Day in History: 1957 Sir Anthony Eden resigns
Sir Anthony Eden has resigned as prime minister of Britain due to ill health. A statement issued by Buckingham Palace at 1900 GMT today said that ... -
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. ... -
This Day in History: 1990 Leaning Tower of Pisa closed to public
The Leaning Tower of Pisa has been closed to the public for the first time in 800 years amid speculation the structure is on the verge ... -
This Day in History: 1977 EMI fires Sex Pistols
The music publisher EMI has ended its contract with the Sex Pistols punk rock group because of their notorious behaviour in public. In a statement, the ... -
This Day in History: 1964 Campbell speeds to double record
Donald Campbell has broken the world water speed record, becoming the first man to break the world land and water speed records in the same year. ... -
This Day in History: 1958 Castro’s rebels edge closer to capital
A vicious house-to-house battle between rebel guerrillas, led by Fidel Castro, and the Cuban army is raging around the town of Santa Clara, the capital of ... -
This Day in History: 1975 New laws to end battle of the sexes
Radical new legislation introducing a woman’s right to equal pay and status in the workplace and in society have come into force in the UK. The ... -
This Day in History: 1997 Dawn of Scottish parliament
A bill giving Scotland its own parliament for the first time in three centuries has been unveiled in Glasgow today. Scottish Secretary Donald Dewar revealed ...
