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Today in History
 
October 1
Two people have been killed and at least 75 injured in rioting at the Mississippi State University campus.
 
September 30
The Hollywood film star James Dean has been killed in a road accident in California, USA.
 
September 29
The United States has successfully launched its first manned space mission since the Challenger disaster two and a half years ago.
 
September 28
There was no conspiracy surrounding the death of President Kennedy but there were serious failures by those responsible for his protection, according to a government report.
 
September 27
Sprinter Ben Johnson has been sent home from the Seoul Olympic Games in disgrace.
 
September 26
Britain and China have finalised an agreement which will end 50 years of UK rule in Hong Kong.
 
September 25
Nine black children have finally been able to attend Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
 
September 21
Bill Clinton's testimony about his relationship with a young female assistant has been released to the United States public.
 
September 20
The Queen has launched the new Cunard cruise liner named after her, the Queen Elizabeth 2, at a ceremony on the Clydebank.
 
September 19
The United States is to prevent the film legend, Charlie Chaplin, from returning to his Hollywood home until he has been investigated by the Immigration Services.
 
September 17
New Yorkers have been returning to work six days after the terror attacks which devastated the heart of their city.
 
September 16
At least 177 people have died during a lethal fire in a South African gold mine.
 
September 15
The United Nations has landed up to 50,000 troops behind enemy lines at Inchon, on the west coast of Korea.
 
September 14
Princess Grace of Monaco has died of the injuries she sustained in a car crash near Monte Carlo yesterday.
 
September 13
The Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, and the PLO leader, Yasser Arafat, have shaken hands before cheering crowds on the White House lawn in Washington.
 
September 10
September 10 is the Teachers' Day of People's Republic of China. In the year 1984, Wang Zishen, former president of Beijing Normal University, suggested to establish a festivial day for the Chinese teachers.
 
September 9
Chairman Mao is the founder of the People's Republic of China in 1949 and one of the founders of the Chinese Communist party in 1921.
 
September 8
Italy has signed an unconditional armistice with the Allies, General Dwight D Eisenhower has announced.
 
September 7
The German air force has unleashed a wave of heavy bombing raids on London, killing hundreds of civilians and injuring many more.
 
September 6
Britain and the world have said farewell to Diana, Princess of Wales, at the end of an unprecedented week of mourning.
 
September 3
Britain and France are at war with Germany following the invasion of Poland two days ago.
 
September 2
Japanese officials have signed the act of unconditional surrender, finally bringing to an end six years of world war.
 
September 1
German forces have invaded Poland and its planes have bombed Polish cities, including the capital, Warsaw.
 
September 30
The Hollywood film star James Dean has been killed in a road accident in California, USA.
 
September 24
The Rhodesian Government has agreed to introduce black majority rule to the country within two years.
 
September 23
Crowds have gathered outside Buckingham Palace for news of King George VI following an operation to remove part of his lung.
 
September 22
Serbian forces have renewed their assault against rebel fighters in Kosovo.
 
September 18
The body of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold has been identified among the wreckage of a plane which crashed last night outside the Northern Rhodesian town of Ndola.
 
September 11
The United States is in a state of shock after a day of attacks which have left thousands dead and New York's World Trade Center destroyed.
 
September 4
The first pictures of the wreck of the Titanic have been released 73 years after the liner sank with the loss of 1,500 lives.