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July 18 |
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A body believed to be that of government scientist Dr David Kelly has been found in woodland not far from his Oxfordshire home. |
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July 17 |
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The opening ceremony of the 21st Olympic Games in Montreal has been marred by the withdrawal of 25 African countries. |
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July 16 |
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The Apollo 11 space rocket has taken off successfully from Cape Kennedy, Florida, at the start of the first attempt to land a man on the Moon. |
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July 15 |
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Thousands of Muslim refugees are fleeing the captured "safe area" of Srebrenica forced out by the Bosnian Serbs. |
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July 14 |
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Diana, Princess of Wales,has given birth to a boy sixteen hours after checking in to St Mary's Hospital,in London. |
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July 13 |
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Officials in Manchester bidding to hold the 2000 Olympic Games have been told their chances are "very, very high". |
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July 11 |
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The World Aids Conference in South Africa has announced trials for a new HIV vaccine will begin in Britain. |
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July 1 |
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Hong Kong has been handed back to the Chinese authorities-ending more than 50 years of British control. |
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June 30 |
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Millions of people have witnessed a total eclipse of the sun as the moon cast its shadow from America through Europe and on to Asia. |
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June 29 |
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Maria Estela Isabel Martinez de Peron has been sworn in as interim leader of the Argentine Republic. |
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June 28 |
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Margaret Thatcher is to give up her seat in the House of Commons at the general election. |
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June 27 |
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The link between smoking and lung cancer is one of 'direct cause and effect', a special report by the Medical Research Council has found. |
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June 26 |
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The US President, John F Kennedy, has made a ground-breaking speech in Berlin offering American solidarity to the citizens of West Germany. |
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June 25 |
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The United States has launched its latest plan to bring peace to the Middle East. |
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June 24 |
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America's first woman in space has returned safely to Earth in the Challenger space shuttle after a successful six-day flight. |
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June 23 |
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Pope John Paul II has held a private meeting with Lech Walesa, the founder and leader of Solidarity, Poland's independent trade union movement. |
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June 22 |
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German forces have invaded the Soviet Union. |
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June 21 |
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Diana, Princess of Wales, has given birth to a boy sixteen hours after checking in to St Mary's Hospital, in London. |
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June 20 |
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British Chancellor John Major is proposing a new European currency which would circulate alongside existing national currencies. |
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June 19 |
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Fast food chain McDonald's has won a partial victory in its epic libel trial against two environmental campaigners. |
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June 18 |
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United States President Jimmy Carter and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev have signed Salt II, the first arms-reduction treaty between the two super powers. |
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June 17 |
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The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has died suddenly at his Glasgow home. |
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June 16 |
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A controversial new book about the Princess of Wales claims she attempted suicide on several occasions over the last decade, and portrays her as a deeply depressed and unstable character. |
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June 15 |
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Opposition is growing to Education Secretary Margaret Thatcher's plans to end free school milk for children over the age of seven. |
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June 14 |
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Hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers face flight delays and cancellations after pilots threatened to strike over hijack fears. |
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June 13 |
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A 17-year-old man has been arrested for shooting a replica gun at the Queen as she rode past crowds on horseback. |
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June 12 |
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Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi has been barred from holding office for six years after she was found guilty of electoral corruption. |
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June 11 |
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Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been celebrating her third general election win after beating Labour by 376 to 229 seats. |
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June 10 |
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Fighting in the Middle East has ended after Israel finally observed the UN ceasefire and halted her advance into Syria. |
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June 9 |
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Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party has won a landslide second term election victory, taking 397 seats to Labour's 209. |
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