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20 February. The Soviets open a new phase in space exploration with the launch of the world's biggest space station, Mir. Two 10-year-old boys are charged with the abduction and murder of two-year-old James Bulger in Liverpool. Hundreds of people are reported to have died in Assam as fierce fighting rages in the run-up to Indian elections.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | 1948: The State of Israel is founded
May 6, 2008 · 1948: The State of Israel is founded. The State of Israel was proclaimed on 14 May 1948, the culmination of nearly 2,000 years of hopes by Jewish people that they would one day return to the land from which the Romans expelled them. The Holocaust of European Jewry in the Second World War strengthened their determination.
BBC ON THIS DAY | 31 | 1997: Princess Diana dies in Paris crash
1997: Princess Diana dies in Paris crash. Diana, Princess of Wales, has died after a car crash in Paris. She was taken to hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning where surgeons tried for two hours to save her life but she died at 0300 BST. In a statement Buckingham Palace said the Queen and the Prince of Wales were "deeply shocked and ...
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Saddam Hussein's last moments
Dec 31, 2006 · Saddam Hussein's last moments. In the wake of the execution of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein a fuller picture has gradually emerged of how his final moments played out. In an interview with the BBC, one of the witnesses, Judge Munir Haddad, gave a detailed account of what he saw, painting a picture of a man defiant to the end.
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Gilgamesh tomb believed found
Apr 29, 2003 · Archaeologists in Iraq believe they may have found the lost tomb of King Gilgamesh - the subject of the oldest "book" in history. Gilgamesh was believed to be two-thirds god, one-third human. The Epic Of Gilgamesh - written by a Middle Eastern scholar 2,500 years before the birth of Christ - commemorated the life of the ruler of the city of ...
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | A brief history of punk
Dec 23, 2002 · A brief history of punk. The death of former Clash frontman Joe Strummer has reminded us how original and influential the first punk rockers were. The original punk music scene ran like the careers of many of its stars - burning brightly for a short time before crashing to the ground in flames. But its importance can be judged by the echoes ...
BBC ON THIS DAY | 18 | 1955: Albert Einstein dies - BBC News
18 April. Albert Einstein has died in hospital in Princeton, New Jersey, aged 76. The eminent scientist and originator of the theory of relativity was admitted to hospital three days ago with an internal complaint. In recent years Dr Einstein had lived a secluded life although he was still a member of staff at the Institute for Advanced Study ...
BBC News | TV AND RADIO | Actor John Thaw dies
Feb 22, 2002 · Actor John Thaw dies. Actor John Thaw, star of Inspector Morse and The Sweeney, has died at the age of 60. He had been battling cancer of the oesophagus and died on Thursday at his home in Wiltshire. His wife, actress Sheila Hancock, said: "John died with his family around him.
BBC NEWS | Americas | 9/11 third tower mystery 'solved'
Jul 4, 2008 · BBC, Conspiracy Files. One of the twin towers collapses. The final mystery of 9/11 will soon be solved, according to US experts investigating the collapse of the third tower at the World Trade Center. The 47-storey third tower, known as Tower Seven, collapsed seven hours after the twin towers. Investigators are expected to say ordinary fires on ...
BBC NEWS | UK | The campaign for 'Sarah's Law'
Apr 10, 2007 · The campaign for 'Sarah's Law'. In the mid-1990s, Megan's Law was introduced in the US after the murder of seven-year-old Megan Kanko by a sex offender who had moved in across the street. That law gives parents access to information on paedophiles living in their community. In Britain, there has been a campaign for equivalent legislation ...