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	Click on one of the years below to find stories from that year 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 1952 1962 1972 1982 1992 2002 1953 1963 1973 1983 1993 2003 1954 1964 1974 1984 1994 2004 1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 1956 1966 1976 1986 1996   1957 1967 1977 1987 1997   1958 1968 1978 1988 1998   1959 1969 1979 1989 1999					Key Anniversaries 2006 26 July 1956 Egypt seizes Suez Canal 30 July 1966 Football glory for England 12 January 1976 Crime writer Agatha Christie dies 28 January 1986 Seven dead in space shuttle disaster 13 March 1996 Massacre in Dunblane school gym

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