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Construction of the Calafat-Vidin Bridge between Romania and Bulgaria begins. |
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Malcolm Glazer completes a hostile takeover of the world's biggest sports club Manchester United Football Club for $1.4 billion. |
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British woman conquers Everest -
A British mother of two becomes the first woman to conquer Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas.
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Thousands see Pope shot in Rome -
Crowds in St Peter's Square in Rome are stunned by the close-range shooting of the Pope.
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British war hero 'seized' in Beirut -
British war hero Jackie Mann,74, is feared kidnapped in Beirut after disappearing in the Lebanese capital.
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Workers join Paris student protest -
A one-day workers' general strike is called in solidarity with students calling for the fall of government and protesting police brutality. |
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Dr. Zakir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969. |
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World War II: German Afrika Korps and Italian troops in North Africa surrender to Allied forces. |
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World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins as the German army crosses the Meuse River. Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees the Nazi invasion in the Netherlands to Britain. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety. |
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The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later became WDRC-FM. |
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In the United Kingdom, the Royal Flying Corps (now the Royal Air Force) was established. |
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Battle of Langside: the forces of Mary Queen of Scots are defeated by a confederacy of Scottish Protestants under James Stewart, Earl of Moray, her half-brother. |
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