| 1994 - | A US paragliding citizen landed on the roof of Buckingham Palace |
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| 1992 - | Kevin Keegan was appointed manager of Newcastle Football Club |
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| 1989 - | Sky satellite television was launched |
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| 1988 - | Mikhail Gorbachev and President Reagan were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize |
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| 1971 - | The US Apollo 14 (Shepard & Mitchell onboard) landed on the Moon |
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| 1961 - | The Sunday Telegraph was first published |
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| 1936 - | The film 'Modern Times', by Charlie Chaplin, had its American premiere |
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| 1924 - | The BBC time signals, or pips, from Greenwich Observatory were heard for the first time they are broadcast every hour. |
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| 1922 - | The very first 'Readers Digest' appeared on the shelves |
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| 1911 - | Society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam |
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| 1907 - | Arnold Sch”nbergs 1st string quartet premieres in Vienna |
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| 1904 - | American occupation of Cuba ends |
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| 1901 - | Loop-the-loop centrifugal RR (roller coaster) patented by Ed Prescot |
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| 1901 - | Pierpont Morgan forms US Steel Corp |
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| 1900 - | British troops under Gen Buller occupy Vaal Krantz, Natal |
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