| 1988 - | Iran accused Iraq of using mustard gas on civilians |
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| 1981 - | Robert de Niro won an Oscar for best actor in the film 'Raging Bull' |
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| 1974 - | Britain re-organised its local government system, changing many county names |
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| 1973 - | Value Added Tax (VAT) began operation in the United Kingdom |
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| 1965 - | The Greater London Council was created from the City of London and 32 boroughs |
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| 1960 - | The US launched the world`s first weather satellite, Tiros I |
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| 1960 - | The first weather satellite, TIROS 1, was launched by the United States |
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| 1947 - | The school leaving age in Britain was raised to fifteen |
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| 1918 - | The Royal Air Force was formed with the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps and the Naval Air Service |
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| 1910 - | Dumitru Dan (Romania) completes a 62,137 mile (100,000 m) walk |
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| 1908 - | The Territorial Army was formed, consisting of volunteers |
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| 1905 - | British East African Protectorate becomes colony of Kenya |
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| 1900 - | 1st edition of Dutch newspaper The People |
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| 1578 - | William Harvey, English physician who explained the circulation of the blood, was born |
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