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November 14 |
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The wedding of the Queen's only daughter, Princess Anne, has taken place at Westminster Abbey. Princess Anne, 23, married Mark Phillips, a lieutenant in the Army. |
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November 13 |
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The Times newspaper has been published for the first time in nearly a year.The paper's disappearance from news stands followed a dispute between management and unions over manning levels and the introduction of new technology.
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November 7 |
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East Germany's Communist-dominated government has resigned - the first time such an event has occurred in the country's 40-year history. |
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November 6 |
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Australians have rejected a proposal to break ties with the British monarchy and become a republic. |
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October 29 |
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The long-awaited report by South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has accused leading figures from across the political spectrum of human rights violations. |
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October 28 |
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The world has breathed a collective sigh of relief after the superpowers reached an agreement ending the immediate threat of nuclear war. |
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October 27 |
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MI5 has been brought into the hunt for the missing atomic scientist Bruno Pontecorvo who has not been seen for about seven weeks. |
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October 26 |
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The Conservative Party has won the general election by a small majority, making Winston Churchill prime minister for the second time. |
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October 25 |
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The EEC is donating 5.8 million to help combat the famine in Ethiopia. |
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October 22 |
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One of Britain's most notorious double-agents, George Blake, has escaped from prison in a daring break-out believed to have been masterminded by the Soviet Union. |
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October 21 |
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A third person has been diagnosed in the US with the most serious form of anthrax. |
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October 20 |
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The biggest demonstration yet against American involvement in the Vietnamese War has taken place in the town of Oakland, in California. |
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October 19 |
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The American illusionist David Blaine has his feet back on solid ground after ending 44 days suspended in a glass box by the River Thames in London without food. |
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October 18 |
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Liz Hurley has been greeted by protesters at the Los Angeles premiere of her new film Bedazzled. |
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October 15 |
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China has succeeded in sending its first manned spacecraft into orbit, making it only the third country ever to send a human into space. |
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October 14 |
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, and two Israelis, the Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, have been named the winners of this year's Nobel peace prize. |
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October 13 |
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Chris Chataway, the 23-year-old Oxford blue, has broken the 5,000 metres world record by five seconds in what has been described as one of the most remarkable races seen on a British track. |
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October 12 |
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Reports from the Indonesian holiday island of Bali say more than 50 people have been killed in two explosions. |
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October 11 |
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Two big earthquakes have struck the northern Algerian town of El Asnam. |
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October 9 |
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The first Sumo wrestling tournament ever to be staged outside Japan in the sport's 1500 year history has begun. |
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October 8 |
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The film star Arnold Schwarzenegger has been elected governor of California, ousting the incumbent, Gray Davis, three years before his term was due to end. |
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October 5 |
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Opposition supporters from across Serbia have stormed the Yugoslav parliament building in Belgrade proclaiming Vojislav Kostunica as the new Yugoslav president. |
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October 30 |
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US President George Bush has encouraged Arabs and Israelis to "lay down the past" in his opening speech to the Middle East peace conference in Spain. |
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October 23 |
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The Northern Ireland peace process has reached an historic breakthrough as the IRA announced they had begun decommissioning their weapons. |
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October 16 |
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Cardinals at the Vatican have chosen the first non-Italian Pope for more than 400 years. |
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October 10 |
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Thousands have assembled to watch the giant Ferris wheel move into position as the new landmark on the London skyline. |
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October 17 |
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A powerful earthquake has rocked San Francisco killing nine people and injuring hundreds. |
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October 24 |
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The legendary supersonic aircraft, Concorde, has landed at the end of its last commercial passenger flight, amid emotional scenes at Heathrow airport. |
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October 31 |
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Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, has been killed by assassins in New Delhi. |
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October 7 |
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The United States has begun its military campaign, Operation Enduring Freedom, against al-Qaeda and the Taleban in Afghanistan. |
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