| 1987 - | Civil service centres in Scotland went on strike |
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| 1986 - | An attempted bomb attack on an El-Al jet at Heathrow airport failed |
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| 1983 - | India launched its first satellite |
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| 1975 - | The government of Cambodia surrended to the Khmer Rouge |
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| 1970 - | The Apollo 13 spacecraft retured to Earth, despite an onboard explosion |
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| 1969 - | The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 in the UK |
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| 1961 - | Rebel forces failed to invade Cuba at the 'Bay of Pigs' |
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| 1960 - | American rock star Eddie Cochran died in a car crash while on tour |
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| 1956 - | The first Premium Bonds were issued in Britain |
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| 1956 - | Premium Bonds were first issued in the UK |
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| 1907 - | Ellis Island, NY-11,745 immigrants arrive |
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| 1905 - | US Supreme court judges maximum work day unconstitutional |
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| 1900 - | 7 high chiefs of American Samoa sign Instrument of Cession |
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| 1790 - | Benjamin Franklin, American scientist and politician, died |
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