| 1987 - | Gilbert McNamee was sentenced to 25 years in prison for being an IRA bombmaker |
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| 1972 - | The first episode of the TV series 'Colditz' was transmitted |
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| 1968 - | Lise Meitner, Austrian nuclear physicist, died |
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| 1965 - | An airliner crashed at Heathrow, killing 36 people |
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| 1958 - | The first 'Blue Peter' TV childrens programme was transmitted by the BBC |
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| 1936 - | Wallis Simpson obtained a divorce, enabling her to marry Edward VIII, which eventually led to his abdication from the British throne |
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| 1904 - | Worlds 1st subway, IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit), opens in NYC, subway/bus fare is set at one nickel (Bkln bridge-145 and Bdwy) |
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| 1904 - | The first section of New York City`s subway system was opened |
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| 1901 - | 1st complete performance of Debussys Nocturnes |
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| 1879 - | The 'Liverpool Echo' was published for the first time |
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