| 1987 - | The inquiry into the 'Herald Of Free Enterprise' ferry disaster began |
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| 1984 - | The seige at the London office of the Libyan embassy ended |
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| 1981 - | The Now! magazine ceased publication, after making huge losses |
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| 1976 - | Britain began exporting oil from the North Sea |
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| 1967 - | The Expo '67 exhibition opened in Montreal, Canada |
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| 1961 - | Sierra Leone, in Africa, became an independent republic |
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| 1941 - | The city of Athens, Greece, was captured by the German army |
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| 1939 - | Conscription for men aged 20-21 was announced in Britain |
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| 1937 - | King George VI opened the National Maritime Museum |
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| 1937 - | The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco USA was opened |
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| 1910 - | Belgian parliament rejects socialist motion for general voting rights |
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| 1909 - | Sultan of Turkey Abdul Hamid II is overthrown |
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| 1908 - | 4th modern Olympic games opens in London |
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| 1905 - | World Exposition opens in Luik |
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| 1903 - | 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out, Phila As win 6-0 |
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| 1903 - | Long Islands Jamaica Race Track opens |
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| 1791 - | Samuel Morse, US inventor of Morse Code, was born |
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