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Hungarian revolution1956: Hungarians rise up against Soviet rule

Tens of thousands of people take to the streets in Hungary to demand an end to Soviet rule.


Remains of the US Battalion Landing Team headquarters1983: Beirut blasts kill US and French troops
At least 146 American marines and 27 French servicemen have been killed after two separate bomb attacks on military headquarters in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

General John de Chastelain2001: IRA begins decommissioning weapons
The Northern Ireland peace process reaches an historic breakthrough as the IRA announce they are decommissioning their weapons.

The car involved in the shooting1971: Two women shot at Belfast checkpoint
British soldiers kill sisters Mary Ellen Meehan and Dorothy Maguire in a car speeding towards a checkpoint.

Winston Churchill1951: Churchill denies 'warmonger' claims
The Conservative leader, Winston Churchill, winds up his election campaign by denying he is a warmonger

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Top Story1945: United Nations Organisation is born
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Top Story1983: US troops invade Grenada
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