On this day in history...

[Bunny Bagger]

1952 - King George VI dies in his sleep.

[Raj]

As a fitting punishment for all his misdemeanors on this forum over the last 8 years, Raj goes from blue to green on the AAOC

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2005 - Britain's Ellen MacArthur becomes the fastest person to sail solo around the world.

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1974 - Three US Astronauts return safely to Earth after a record-breaking 85 days in space.

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1983 - A nationwide hunt for 1981 Derby winner and prize stallion Shergar begins in Ireland.

[Timmytree]

1983 - A nationwide hunt for 1981 Derby winner and prize stallion Shergar begins in Ireland.

And ends in Iceland.
Burger section.

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1975 - The Conservative party chooses Margaret Thatcher as its new leader.

[james79]

2016. Researchers in the US working on the Advanced LIGO program announced the first direct observations of gravitational waves and the coalescence of stellar mass black holes thereby confirming that Mr A Einstein was actually quite a bright chap and potentially ushering in a new era in our understanding of the universe

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1999 - A group of international scientists reinforces warnings that genetically modified food may be damaging to health.

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1975 - British mineworkers' leaders agree to accept the coal board's latest pay offer of up to 35%.