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US Embassy1984: US embassy blast kills 20

A suicide bomber attacks the United States embassy in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.


Yew Tree Farm, near Stourbridge, Staffordshire1978: Police hunt Bridgewater killers
Police launch a massive manhunt for the killers of a young paperboy.

Australian peacekeeper (AP)1999: UN force arrives in East Timor
A multinational peacekeeping force lands in East Timor in an attempt to restore law and order to the territory.

Luna 16 (copyright: Nasa)1970: Soviet probe collects moon rock
The Russian space probe, Luna 16, is the first to land on the Moon and collect rock samples to bring back to Earth.

QE2 is launched1967: Queen Elizabeth 2 takes to the waves
The Queen launches the new Cunard cruise liner, the Queen Elizabeth 2, at a ceremony on the Clydebank.

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