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American forces have withdrawn almost all of their troops from the Lebanese capital, Beirut.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

1950 McCarthy launches anti-red crusade

United States Senator Joe McCarthy has accused more than 200 staff in the State Department of being members of the Communist Party. He made the startling allegation

1952 New Queen proclaimed for UK

Lords of the Council - numbering 150 - representatives from the Commonwealth, officials from the City of London - including the Lord Mayor - and other dignitaries witnessed

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

1952 King George VI dies in his sleep

His Majesty, King George VI, has died peacefully in his sleep at Sandringham House. The official announcement from Sandringham, given at 1045 GMT, said the King

1994 Market massacre in Sarajevo

A mortar bomb has exploded in the main market square in Sarajevo killing 68 and wounding 200 people. It is the worst single atrocity in the

1979 Sid Vicious dies from drugs overdose

  Sex Pistols’ bass player Sid Vicious has died of a heroin overdose in New York. His mother, Anne Beverley, found him dead in bed with his sleeping

1979 Exiled Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran

Religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini has made a triumphant return to Iran after 14 years in exile. Up to five million people lined the streets of the nation’s

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