| 1993 - | After being in existance for 75 years, the Wrens were disbanded |
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| 1992 - | 'Black Wednesday' when interest rates jumped 3% and Britain withdrew from the E.R.M |
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| 1978 - | An earthquake struck northern Iran, killing over 10,000 people |
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| 1975 - | Papua New Guinea became an independent country |
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| 1968 - | Second class post was introduced in the UK |
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| 1963 - | Malaysia became an independent country, and suffered anti British riots |
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| 1908 - | Carriage-maker, William Durant, founded General Motors Corp |
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| 1908 - | William Crapo Durant incorporates General Motors in Janesville Wisc |
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| 1906 - | Kaarlo Nieminen wins 1st Finnish marathon |
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| 1906 - | Roald Amundsen discovers Magnetic South Pole |
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| 1906 - | Two car manufacturers, in the USA, merged to form General Motors |
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| 1861 - | The Post Office Savings Bank was instituted |
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| 1847 - | Shakespeares home in Stratford Upon Avon was purchased for preservation |
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| 1736 - | Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, German physicist, died. |
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