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Fighting Dinosaurs, a fossil specimen featuring a Velociraptor and a Protoceratops in combat, was unearthed in the…
The Troubles: British forces began arresting and interning suspected Irish republican militants in Northern Ireland.
Following a failed coup attempt, Mao Zedong's second-in-command Lin Biao died in a plane crash while attempting to…
Vietnam War: South Vietnamese forces began the Cambodian campaign, aiming to attack North Vietnamese jungle bases
Construction workers attacked students and others who were protesting the Vietnam War in New York City
The international Patent Cooperation Treaty was signed, providing a unified procedure for filing patent applications to
The international Patent Cooperation Treaty was signed, providing a unified procedure for filing patent applications to
The international Patent Cooperation Treaty was signed, providing a unified procedure for filing patent applications to
The Belfast Banking Company, which issued banknotes in Northern Ireland, merged with its rival Northern Bank.
The Troubles: The British Army began the Falls Curfew in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which resulted in greater Irish…
The Troubles: The British Army began the Falls Curfew in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which resulted in greater Irish…
The Jordanian army entered Amman as part of operations to oust Palestinian fedayeen from the country in events later…
Greek student Kostas Georgakis set himself on fire in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the military junta of…
Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of the assassination of U
Sino-Malay race riots began in Kuala Lumpur, leaving at least 190 people dead, with the government declaring a state of
Preston Smith, Governor of Texas, signed a law converting a research arm of Texas Instruments into the University of Tex
Preston Smith, Governor of Texas, signed a law converting a research arm of Texas Instruments into the University of Tex
Muammar Gaddafi (pictured) led a coup d'état to overthrow King Idris of Libya.
Enoch Powell, a British Conservative member of Parliament, made a controversial speech in opposition to immigration and
Pierre Trudeau was sworn in as prime minister of Canada, succeeding Lester B