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Soldiers in Baku1990: Gorbachev explains crackdown in Azerbaijan

President Mikhail Gorbachev announces Red Army troops have been sent into the Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.


James Hanratty1962: 'A6 murder' trial begins
James Hanratty, accused of murdering a physicist in a lay-by on the A6, enters a plea of "not guilty".

Dr Andrei Sakharov1980: Soviet dissident Sakharov banished
One of the Soviet Union's most outspoken critics, nuclear physicist Dr Andrei Sakharov, is sent into internal exile for his outspoken views.

Striker1979: Public sector strike paralyses country
Tens of thousands of public sector workers take part in a day of action - the biggest mass stoppage since 1926 - in support of a claim for more pay.

injection2001: MMR triple vaccine declared safe
The government launches a �3m campaign to convince parents the controversial MMR triple vaccine is safe.

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Top Story1966: 117 die in Air India tragedy
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