| 1994 - | The new Jewel House, at the Tower of London, was opened by the Queen |
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| 1986 - | At least 8 people died, when hurricane force winds swept across the UK |
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| 1983 - | Barney Clark, the first human to be given a permanent artificial heart, died after 112 days |
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| 1980 - | The oil tanker Exxon VALUESdez ran aground off Alaska, spilling over 12 million gallons of oil. |
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| 1958 - | Elvis Presley signed up for the United States army |
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| 1942 - | The national loaf was introduced in Britain |
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| 1926 - | The first Safeway's Supermarket was opened in Maryland, USA |
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| 1910 - | 83øF highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March |
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| 1906 - | Census of the British Empire shows England rules 5-Jan of the world |
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| 1887 - | History was made, when there was a dead heat in the Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race |
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| 1882 - | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poet author of 'Hiawatha', died |
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| 1603 - | Queen Elizabeth I died after reigning for almost 45 years |
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