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| October 13 |
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| Chris Chataway, the 23-year-old Oxford blue, has broken the 5,000 metres world record by five seconds in what has been described as one of the most remarkable races seen on a British track. |
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| October 12 |
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| Reports from the Indonesian holiday island of Bali say more than 50 people have been killed in two explosions. |
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| October 10 |
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| Thousands have assembled to watch the giant Ferris wheel move into position as the new landmark on the London skyline. |
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| October 9 |
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| The first Sumo wrestling tournament ever to be staged outside Japan in the sport's 1500 year history has begun. |
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| October 17 |
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| A powerful earthquake has rocked San Francisco killing nine people and injuring hundreds. |
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| October 24 |
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| The legendary supersonic aircraft, Concorde, has landed at the end of its last commercial passenger flight, amid emotional scenes at Heathrow airport. |
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| October 31 |
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| Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, has been killed by assassins in New Delhi. |
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| September 30 |
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| The Hollywood film star James Dean has been killed in a road accident in California, USA. |
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| September 29 |
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| The United States has successfully launched its first manned space mission since the Challenger disaster two and a half years ago. |
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| September 28 |
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| 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. |
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| September 27 |
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| Sprinter Ben Johnson has been sent home from the Seoul Olympic Games in disgrace. |
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| September 25 |
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| Nine black children have finally been able to attend Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. |
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| September 24 |
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| The Rhodesian Government has agreed to introduce black majority rule to the country within two years. |
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| September 23 |
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| Crowds have gathered outside Buckingham Palace for news of King George VI following an operation to remove part of his lung. |
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| September 22 |
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| Serbian forces have renewed their assault against rebel fighters in Kosovo. |
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| September 21 |
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| Bill Clinton's testimony about his relationship with a young female assistant has been released to the United States public. |
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| September 18 |
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| 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. |
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| September 17 |
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| New Yorkers have been returning to work six days after the terror attacks which devastated the heart of their city. |
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| September 16 |
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| At least 177 people have died during a lethal fire in a South African gold mine. |
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| September 15 |
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| The United Nations has landed up to 50,000 troops behind enemy lines at Inchon, on the west coast of Korea. |
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| September 14 |
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| Princess Grace of Monaco has died of the injuries she sustained in a car crash near Monte Carlo yesterday. |
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| September 11 |
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| 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. |
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| September 10 |
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| 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. |
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| September 9 |
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| 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. |
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| September 8 |
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| Italy has signed an unconditional armistice with the Allies, General Dwight D Eisenhower has announced. |
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| September 7 |
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| The German air force has unleashed a wave of heavy bombing raids on London, killing hundreds of civilians and injuring many more. |
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| September 4 |
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| 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. |
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| September 3 |
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| Britain and France are at war with Germany following the invasion of Poland two days ago. |
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| September 2 |
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| Japanese officials have signed the act of unconditional surrender, finally bringing to an end six years of world war. |
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| September 1 |
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| German forces have invaded Poland and its planes have bombed Polish cities, including the capital, Warsaw. |
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