Lee Harvey Oswald being shot
Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of murdering President Kennedy, is himself shot dead in a Dallas police station. Hijacker on EgyptAir jet (copyright: AP)
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The Birmingham Six
1985: Commandoes storm hijacked plane
The hijacking of an EgyptAir passenger jet ends in violence and further bloodshed after the plane is stormed by Egyptian commandoes.
1991: Giant of rock dies
Freddie Mercury dies aged 45, just one day after he publicly announced he was HIV positive.
1989: New era for Czechoslovakia
The entire leadership of the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia resigns to make way for democratic changes.
1974: Six charged over Birmingham pub bombs
Police charge six men in connection with the Birmingham pub bombings three days ago.
1998: Queen's speech spells end for peers
Under new proposals hereditary peers will lose their right to sit and vote in the UK Parliament's upper chamber.
2005: Pubs open 24 hours
Round-the-clock drinking in England and Wales is now a reality as new licensing laws come in force.
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