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French ex-minister jailed over sleaze -
Former French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas is sentenced to six months in prison over the country's biggest political scandal in recent history. |
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A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000 |
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The Norway national football team beats Brazil 4-0. They still have never lost to Brazil and are the only team that hasn't |
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France bans British beef imports -
The French Government bans imports of British beef and live cattle because of fears over BSE or "mad cow" disease.
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Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 33-foot high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators |
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Spain becomes the 16th member of NATO and the first nation to enter the alliance since West Germany's admission in 1955. |
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Bangladeshi president assassinated -
The president of Bangladesh, Zia Rahman, is assassinated in Chittagong in a coup attempt.
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In Tel Aviv, members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport Massacre, killing 24 people and injuring 78 others |
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Official IRA declares ceasefire -
The Official IRA announces a ceasefire, but the Provisional IRA says it will continue fighting until the British leave Northern Ireland.
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Egypt and Jordan unite against Israel -
The King of Jordan and President Abdel Nasser of Egypt sign a joint defence agreement in case of a conflict with Israel. |
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Former Congolese Prime Minister Evariste Kimba and several other politicians are publicly executed in Kinshasa on the orders of President Joseph Mobutu |
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A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless |
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Germany captures Crete. Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb on the athenian Acropolis, tear down the nazi swastika and replace it with the Greek flag. |
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