| 1986 - | Israeli helicopters bombed Palestinian camps |
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| 1985 - | Explosions sunk the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbour |
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| 1981 - | There were riots in several British cities |
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| 1976 - | An explosion at a plant in Seveso, near Milan, released poisonous fumes |
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| 1971 - | The United States lifted a 21 year trade ban with China |
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| 1962 - | The US communications satellite Telstar was launched, bringing Europe the first live television from the US |
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| 1962 - | Telstar, the first private communications satellite, was launched |
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| 1958 - | Britain`s first parking meters were installed, in Mayfair, London |
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| 1911 - | 105øF (41øC) at North Bridgton, Maine (state record) |
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| 1910 - | Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park opens, visiting Browns win 2-0 |
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| 1908 - | H Kamerlingh Onnes makes helium liquid (-269øC) |
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| 1905 - | Dutch Queen Wilhelmina opens Technical Hague court |
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| 1900 - | The Paris underground railway, the Metro, was opened |
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| 1851 - | Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, French photographic pioneer, died |
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