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Broadcast: June 2, 2008, 3mins Anti-Vietnam War protests in Delhi, British diplomats plead with Yugoslavia for the freedom of coach driver Philip Dobson, Andy Williams performs in the UK for the first time.
Broadcast: June 3, 2008, 3mins Andy Warhol is shot, Franco celebrates his victory in the Spanish Civil War, Peter Sellers and Britt Ekland split up.
Broadcast: June 4, 2008, 3mins Scientologists are turned away from the UK, teachers start supporting the Hornsey students' protest, De Gaulle forced to borrow $310 million from the IMF.
Broadcast: June 5 2008, 3mins Robert Kennedy is shot, the Pope gives a speech of support, police hold gunman Sirhan Sirhan.
Broadcast: June 6, 2008, 3mins Robert Kennedy dies, the Rolling Stones re-write a line in Sympathy For The Devil to reflect the assassination, Chay Blyth embarks on round the world sail.
Broadcast: June 7, 2008, 3mins ETA carry out their first assassination, a tragic balloon race in Vienna, Bubblegum rock showcase at Carnegie Hall
Broadcast: June 8, 2008, 3mins Martin Luther King's killer is caught at Heathrow, convicted coach driver Philip Dobson is pardoned by President Tito, Edward Kennedy delivers Bobby Kennedy's eulogy.
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