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The Death of Virginia Woolf

It's 75 years since the great English author took her own life. Plus, an assassination attempt against President Ronald Reagan, prohibition in Pakistan and a PM resigns in the UK.

It is 75 years since the great English author took her own life. Plus, an assassination attempt against US President Ronald Reagan, prohibition in Pakistan, and the sudden resignation of a British Prime Minister - Harold Wilson.

Photo: Virginia Woolf at the age of 20. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

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