| 1989 - | 100,000 chinese students gathered in Tiananmen Square |
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| 1986 - | It was announced that Libyan students were to be expelled from Britain |
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| 1983 - | The pound coin came into circulation, replacing the paper pound note |
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| 1977 - | Martial Law was imposed in several Pakistani cities |
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| 1975 - | President Thieu resigned, as Saigon in Vietnam, was surrounded |
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| 1972 - | Apollo 17 (Ceran & Scmitt) landed on the Moon. This was the last Apollo mission |
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| 1964 - | BBC2 began broadcasting for the first time |
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| 1946 - | John Maynard Keynes, English economist, died |
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| 1910 - | Cleve Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Det Tigers 5-0 |
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| 1910 - | Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), the US novelist of 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', died |
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| 1908 - | Frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (He didnt) |
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| 1904 - | Ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League) |
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