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Rupert Murdouch buys the largest british Sunday newspaper which is the 'News of the world' paper.
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People in Northern Ireland begin a democracy march from Belfast to Derry in support of civil rights.
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List of historical events.
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The Soviet Union launches Venera 5 towards Venus.
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Soviets launch Venera 6 space craft.
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First ever space walk by cosmonauts from Soyuz 4 to Soyuz 5.
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A student called Jan Palach sets himself on fire in Prague's National Square in response as a protest of Soviet Russia's invasion of Czechoslovakia.
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Beatles play their last public performance on the roof of Apple Records but the concert is brokern up by police because of overcrowding.
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Yasser Arafat becomes leader of the PLO (palastine Liberation Organisation).
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One of the biggest airplanes in the world the '747' makes its maiden flight.
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Mariner 6 Mars probe is launched.
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The fastest passenger aircraft, the 'Concorde' makes its final test flight before regular trans-Atlantic flights with that aircraft open up.
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Soviet and Chinese forces clash over a border outpost on the Ussri River.
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Dr Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart.
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The Brisbane tramways end service after 84 years of service.
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Over the Sea of Japan, 2 North Korean fighters shoot down and unarmed reconnaissance plane of the U.S.A.F resulting in the deaths of all 13 crew on - board.
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A serve battle takes place during the Vietnam War called 'The battle for Hamburger Hill.
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Race riots occur in Kula Lumpur in Malaysia.
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In North America a boy dies from a condition which would then be refined to Hiv/aids.
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US National Guard helicopters spray skin stinging powder on anti-war protesters of the Vietnam War.
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In Montreal, Canada the song, 'Give peace a chance' is recorded by a Beatle member which is John Lennon.
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USS Frank E Evans collides with HMAS Melbourne in the Gulf of Tokin near Vietnam during non-combat operations however the Evans losses 74 sailors and sinks.
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President Nixon agrees to withdraw some 25 000 troops out of Vietnam.
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Gay rights movement in New York.
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Very first troop withdrawalss are made from Vietnam.
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Apollo 11 takes off for the Moon.
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Apollo 11 lands on the Moon with Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin who become the first people on another planet.
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Apollo 11 returns safely to Earth and America wins the space race.
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President Richard Nixon say's that its Asian allies need to start looking after themselves militariy.
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Peace negotiations fail with French, American and North Vietnamese leaders.
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Australian Dennis Michael Rohan sets fire to a mosque in Sydney.
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Libya has a coup and the new leader is Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi.
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First atm's in North America.
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My Lai Massacare during the Vetnam War.
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The Beatles release another album called 'Abbey Road'.
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Braddy Bunch premire.
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Monty Python's flying circuis first airs on BCC One.
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First message via Aparanet the forerunner for internet.
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Apollo 12 launch.
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A USSR sub and an American sub which were both nuclear collide with no loss of life during the tensions of the Cold War.
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Apollo 12 lands on the Moon.
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Soccer great Pele' scores his 1000th goal.
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Apollo 12 returns safely.
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First Aparanet link, the forerunner for modern day internet.
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The first draft lottery in America takes place after World War 2.
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One of the biggest aeroplanes the 747 makes its debut with civllians.
