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15 Jan 2009: Miracle on the Hudson

No fatalities after plane crash-lands into New York’s Hudson river.

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16 Jan 1979: Iranian Shah flees into exile

The last Persian monarch leaves for Egypt amidst violent protests.

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17 Jan 1991: ‘Mother of all Battles’ begins

American, British, French, Saudi and Kuwaiti forces join in Operation Desert Storm.

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18 Jan 1996: Green groups join bypass battle

Activists disrupt bypass construction in the UK’s most notorious road protest campaign.

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19 Jan 1966: Indira Gandhi takes charge in India

The only daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru becomes India’s first woman prime minister.

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20 Jan 1987: Police crack down on soccer hooligans

More than 25 arrests are made in a series of dawn raids across England.

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21 Jan 1976: Concorde makes its first commercial flights

Passengers reach their destination travelling at twice the speed of sound.

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22 Jan 1979: Massive Public sector strike across the UK

Public service unions hold the biggest mass stoppage in more than 50 years.

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23 Jan 1973: Nixon announces Vietnam peace deal

Peace treaty heralds the end of US involvement in the Vietnam War.

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24 Jan 1965: Sir Winston Churchill dies

The World War Two-era prime minister dies aged 90.

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25 Jan 1999: Olympic officials face expulsion for bribery

An inquiry exposes corruption in the bid to host the 2002 Winter Games.

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26 Jan 1950: India becomes a republic

The independent republic is born after nearly 100 years of British rule.

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27 Jan 1969: Students seize control of LSE buildings

Occupying students protest the closure of the London School of Economics.

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28 Jan 1986: Seven dead in space shuttle disaster

Challenger explodes just over a minute into its flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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29 Jan 1985: Thatcher snubbed by Oxford dons

The university refuses the Prime Minister an honorary degree.

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30 Jan 1958: Women peers on the horizon

The Life Peerages Bill paves the way for women to sit in the House of Lords.

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31 Jan 1983: British drivers ordered to belt up

Evidence suggests 6 in 10 drivers ignore advice to wear seatbelts.

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1 Feb 1984: The halfpenny coin leaves the nation’s purses

The unpopular coin is removed from circulation after 13 years.

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2 Feb 1990: ANC ban lifted in South Africa

The 30-year ban on the anti-apartheid group, the African National Congress, is lifted.

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3 Feb 1988: Nurses protest for better pay

More than 2,500 nurses officially go on strike across the UK.

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4 Feb 2004: The launch of Facebook

The social networking site began as a way to connect Harvard students.

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5 Feb 1996: First GM food goes on sale in UK

Two supermarket chains stock tomato puree made from genetically modified fruit.

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6 Feb 1918: Women over 30 granted the vote

The Representation of the People Act allows men over 21 and women over 30 to vote.

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7 Feb 2005: MacArthur sails into record books in Falmouth

Ellen MacArthur becomes the fastest person to sail solo around the world.

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8 Feb 1974: Americans end outer space marathon

Three US astronauts return safely to Earth after a record-breaking stay in space.

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9 Feb 1979: Nottingham Forest break transfer record

The football club clinches the UK’s first £1m transfer deal.

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10 Feb 1983: Met Police on trail of mass murderer

Scotland Yard launches an investigation into the deaths of 16 victims.

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11 Feb 1990: Freedom for Nelson Mandela

The anti-apartheid leader leaves prison after 27 years.

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12 Feb 1994: Art thieves snatch The Scream

Two men steal one of the world’s best-known paintings in just 50 seconds.

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13 Feb 1996: Take That announce split

The boy band's announcement comes after 5 years and 7 number one hits.

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