| 1995 - | The FBI arrested Kevin Mitnick, its most wanted hacker, charging him with cracking security for some of the nation`s most protected computers. Mitnick agreed to a plea bargain carrying an 8 month jail term. |
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| 1994 - | Prescription charges rose by 50p to 4.75p |
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| 1981 - | An English Football League match was played on a Sunday for the first time |
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| 1974 - | Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn arrived in Switzerland after being expelled from the USSR |
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| 1971 - | Britain adopted the decimal currency system. |
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| 1971 - | Britain changed its currency to the decimal system |
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| 1965 - | Nat King Cole, the American singer and musician, died |
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| 1942 - | During World War 2, Singapore surrended to the forces of Japan |
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| 1912 - | Fram reaches latitude 78ø 41 S, farthest south ever by ship |
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| 1906 - | British Labour Party organizes |
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| 1905 - | 1st race meet at Oaklawn Park (Hot Springs, Ark) |
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| 1903 - | 1st Teddy Bear introduced in America, made by Morris and Rose Michtom |
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| 1902 - | Underground railway (U-Bahn) |
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| 1900 - | General French relieves Kimberley/Cecil Rhodes |
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| 1882 - | The first shipment of frozen meat left New Zealand for England. |
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| 1882 - | The first ever shipment of frozen meat was sent from New Zealand to Britain |
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| 1564 - | Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer, was born. |
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