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21 Feb 1972: Nixon makes historic visit to China

The US President meets with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai to improve relations.

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22 Feb 1997: Dolly becomes world鈥檚 first cloned sheep

Scientists in Scotland reveal the world鈥檚 first successfully cloned mammal.

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23 Feb 1963: Sussex man rigs car to give 2000V shock

鈥楿ntil somebody tells me what law I'm breaking I shall keep up my private war.鈥�

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24 Feb 1999: Stephen Lawrence report blasts 'racist' police

The Macpherson report says London's police force is 鈥榠nstitutionally racist鈥�.

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25 Feb 1982: Parents win corporal punishment case

The decision ends a four-year court battle brought by two Scottish mothers.

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26 Feb 1987: C of E says 'yes' to women priests

The Church of England鈥檚 General Synod votes in favour of the ordination of women.

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27 Feb 2013: Last public appearance as Pope for Benedict XVI

German Pontiff is the first to retire from role in 600 years.

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28 Feb 2012: Occupy protest evicted from St Paul鈥檚

Police and bailiffs clear anti-capitalist camp from London landmark.

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1 Mar 1994: Fred West charged with further murders

More human remains uncovered in the grounds of his Gloucester home.

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2 Mar 1969: Concorde makes its maiden flight

The supersonic plane flies for the first time from France.

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3 Mar 2005: Fossett sets solo flight record

Millionaire completes first solo non-stop solo plane flight without refuelling.

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4 Mar 1980: Mugabe becomes Zimbabwe鈥檚 first black PM

Zimbabwe's African National Union leader wins comfortable majority.

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5 Mar 1993: Sprinter Johnson receives lifetime ban

Canadian punished for failing a second drugs test.

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6 Mar 1957: Ghana celebrates independence

The people of Ghana mark the end of colonial rule.

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7 Mar 1965: Police attack civil rights marchers in Alabama

State troopers assault demonstrators demanding better voting rights for black people.

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8 Mar 1978: The Hitchhiker鈥檚 Guide to the Galaxy debuts

The first instalment of Douglas Adams鈥� ground-breaking sci-fi series airs on radio.

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9 Mar 1959: Barbie unveiled at American Toy Fair

鈥榃e tried not to make her too beautiful,鈥� says creator Ruth Handler.

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10 Mar 1973: British officials shot dead in Bermuda

The Governor of Bermuda and his assistant are killed in the British overseas territory.

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11 Mar 1990: Lithuania declares independence from USSR

The Baltic state leaves the Soviet empire after five decades.

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12 Mar 1994: C of E ordains first women priests in Bristol

The Archbishop of Canterbury appeals for church unity amid traditionalist objections.

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13 Mar 1930: Discovery of Pluto announced

An American observatory hails the discovery of a ninth planet in the solar system.

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14 Mar 1991: Birmingham Six freed after 16 years

鈥楾he police told us from the start they knew we hadn't done it,鈥� says Paddy Hill.

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15 Mar 1990: Gorbachev elected first Soviet president

Mikhail Gorbachev promises drastic measures as he is sworn into the newly-created office.

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16 Mar 1976: Harold Wilson resigns as PM

The shock announcement comes after 13 years as Labour leader.

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17 Mar 1995: Gangster Ronnie Kray dies

The notorious gangland killer dies in hospital after 26 years in prison.

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18 Mar 1982: Judge halts 鈥榦bscenity鈥� trial

The Attorney General drops charges of gross indecency against a National Theatre director

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19 Mar 2008: Sci-Fi writer Arthur C Clarke dies

The science fiction legend dies in his adopted home of Sri Lanka.

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20 Mar 1966: World Cup stolen

The solid gold Jules Rimet trophy is stolen while on exhibition in London.

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21 Mar 1984: EEC summit collapses over Thatcher rebate row

鈥榃e are committed to Europe鈥�but they too must remain committed to Britain.鈥�

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22 Mar 1995: Cosmonaut achieves longest human spaceflight

Valeri Polyakov returns to earth after a record-breaking 437 days in space.

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