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A failed assassination attempt was made on Shlomo Argov, the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, triggering an Isr
After a 66-day hunger strike, Irish republican Bobby Sands died of starvation in HM Prison Maze
An organized mob of police and government-sponsored Sinhalese paramilitary forces began three days of attacks that led t
An organized mob of police and government-sponsored Sinhalese paramilitary forces began three days of attacks that led t
Robert Mugabe became the first prime minister of Zimbabwe, beginning a 37-year period in power
The British Special Air Service recaptured the Iranian embassy in London following a six-day siege after Iranian Arab se
Salvadoran Civil War: Refugees trying to flee El Salvador across the Sumpul River to Honduras were attacked by both Salv
Blair Peach, a New Zealand teacher, was fatally injured while taking part in an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a
Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom
Prominent Iranian Jew Habib Elghanian was executed after having been convicted by a revolutionary tribunal of various ch
Having invaded Uganda and deposed President Idi Amin, Tanzanian forces secured Uganda's western border, ending a seven-m
Having invaded Uganda and deposed President Idi Amin, Tanzanian forces secured Uganda's western border, ending a seven-m
Jerry Rawlings came to power in Ghana as chairman of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
Great American Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain, California
In a wine competition in Paris (wine bottle pictured), French judges shocked the wine industry by rating California wine
The Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh, the capital of the Khmer Republic, ending the Cambodian Civil War and establishing
The Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh, the capital of the Khmer Republic, ending the Cambodian Civil War and establishing
South Vietnamese president Nguyễn Văn Thiệu resigned on hearing of the fall of Xuân Lộc, the last battle of the Vietnam
South Vietnamese president Nguyễn Văn Thiệu resigned on hearing of the fall of Xuân Lộc, the last battle of the Vietnam