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1991 Islamic Jihad terrorists release British journalist John McCarthy five years and three months after being kidnapped in Beirut. He had been held hostage since 17 April, 1986, a total of 1,943 days.
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1969 : Manson cult kills five in Roman Polanski’s home.
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The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory was laid in 1675.
Also today in 2003, the UK's highest recorded temperature of 38.5 degrees Celsius (101.3 in Fahrenheit) was measured in Kent - the first time the UK has broken the 100 F barrier.
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Al Quaeda was officially formed on this day in 1988.
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In 1942, allied troops, mainly Canadian, pull back after nine hours of heavy fighting on the French coast at Dieppe, northwest of Paris.
In 1987, a man shoots 14 people dead in the Berkshire town of Hungerford.
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is overthrown in a coup as Communist hardliners take over in 1991.
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1858 - Charles Darwin first published his theory on evolution.
James Marsters was born in 1962 hump ('Spike' in Buffy btw)
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On this day in AD79, Mount Vesuvius erupted burying the towns of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae.
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1883 On this day in history Krakatoa, west of Java, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons
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1859, Titusville, Pennsylvania - the first commercially successful oil well was established with the discovery of petroleum.
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1833 - Slavery was banned by the British Parliament throughout the British Empire.
Mark_July
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The battle of newburn on tyne. . "the english chose not to defend from high ground and were decimated by scottish gun fire until they fled the battlefield, leaving the scots free to advance to york". . (where they caught the london to aberdeen train back up north reeking havoc in the quiet carriage!)
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rotflmao :laughabove:1996 - A divorce decree was issued for Britain's Charles and Princess Diana. This was the official end to the 15-year marriage
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25 years ago, today, The Space Shuttle Discovery launched for the first time.
Today is also the International Day of the Disappeared.
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September 3rd 1939 - outbreak of WW2
Also, in 1995, e-bay was founded.
Mark_July
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113 days till santa comes..... :lol2:
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Only if you've been a good boy Mark rolleyes
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The game that became rugby league football was first played on Sept. 7th 1895.
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london was blitzed by ze germanys...
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Quote by Theladyisaminx
Did nothing happen in history ever on August 5th and 6th? rolleyes

I'm back I had one for 6th Aug wait until next year
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Star Trek premiered on NBC on Sept. 8th 1966.
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john and yoko met in an art gallery in 1966..
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SEGA's last games console, Dreamcast, was launched in 1999 (now I feel old rolleyes)
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One year ago today, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland was successfully used for the first time. Contrary to rumours, we did not get sucked into a black hole and technical problems meant it had to be closed down 9 days later. Ah well, better luck in November rolleyes
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1956 - On this day, television was first broadcast in Australia.
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On this day in 1997. the Welsh voted in favour of autonomy.
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The Hobbit was first published in 1937.
Today is also The International Day of Peace.
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Oh fluff - font of all knowledge, where have you gone?? dunno
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Quote by Firestorm_09
Oh fluff - font of all knowledge, where have you gone?? dunno

I'm baaaaaack lol
Today is 'Celebrate Bi-sexuality Day'!
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Quote by fluff_n_stuff
Oh fluff - font of all knowledge, where have you gone?? dunno

I'm baaaaaack lol
Today is 'Celebrate Bi-sexuality Day'!
Darm, wish i'd know sooner, we could have celebrated it in style :giggle:
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Compu-Serve launched the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service, on this day in 1979. The rest, as they say, is history.