| 1988 - | The Liberals and Social Democrats merged to form the Liberal Democrats |
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| 1986 - | The Queen signed a proclamation giving Australia legal independence |
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| 1972 - | The American Pioneer 10, bound for the planet Jupiter, was launched |
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| 1970 - | Rhodesia became an independent republic from Britain |
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| 1969 - | The French-built supersonic aircraft Concorde made its first test flight from Toulouse. |
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| 1969 - | The supersonic aircraft Concorde made its first test flight in France |
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| 1958 - | The Antartic was crossed for the first time by Dr Vivian Fuchs |
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| 1955 - | Severe flooding in N and W Australia killed 200 people. |
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| 1949 - | US Airforce Captain James Gallagher returned to Fort Worth, Texas, after flying non-stop around the world in 94 hours with a crew of 13 men tanker aircraft refueled their plane four times during the flight. |
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| 1939 - | Howard Carter, English Egyptologist who discovered Tutankhamen`s tomb, died. |
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| 1910 - | 2 trains crash in snow storm in Wellington Washington, 118 die |
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| 1909 - | Gr Brit, France, Germ and It asks Serbia to set no territorial demands |
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| 1907 - | General Louis Botha named premier of Transvaal |
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| 1907 - | Georges Feydeaus La Puce … lOreille, premieres in Paris |
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| 1904 - | Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs adopted |
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| 1904 - | Gabriele dAnnunzios La figlia di Iorio, premieres in Milan |
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| 1903 - | Martha Washington Hotel, catering to women only, opens in NYC |
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| 1902 - | Jimmy Collins, leaves Boston Beaneaters (NL) club to manage ALs new Boston Somersets |
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| 1901 - | Hawaiis 1st telegraph company opens |
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| 1882 - | An assassination attempt was made on the life of Queen Victoria |
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