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1985: Rainbow Warrior sinks after explosion
Saturday, 10 July 2010 14:00
The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior is blown up in Auckland harbour, New Zealand.
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1972: Whitelaw's secret meeting with IRA
Saturday, 10 July 2010 14:00
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw is involved in secret talks with the provisional IRA in London.
1996: Girl survives murder of mother and sister
Saturday, 10 July 2010 14:00
The battered bodies of Lin Russell and her six-year-old daughter Megan are found near their home in Kent.
1943: Western Allies invade Sicily
Saturday, 10 July 2010 14:00
British, Canadian and American troops arrive on the Mediterranean island of Sicily - largely unopposed.
1978: Four dead in post office shootings
Monday, 21 June 2010 11:13
An outbreak of shooting between Provisional IRA members and the British Army leaves one civilian and three IRA men dead.
1968: Egg board 'should be scrapped'
Monday, 21 June 2010 11:13
The Egg Marketing Board should be scrapped and an independent authority established in its place, according to a report published today.
1945: US troops take Okinawa
Monday, 21 June 2010 11:13
The Japanese island of Okinawa falls to the Americans after a long and bloody battle.
1984: O-Levels to be replaced by GCSEs
Sunday, 20 June 2010 10:23
The biggest exam shake-up for over 10 years is announced with O-Level and CSE exams to be replaced by a new exam.
1965: Students protest after Algiers coup
Sunday, 20 June 2010 10:23
Police in Algiers break up demonstrations by people who have taken to the streets chanting slogans in support of deposed President Ben Bella
Tributes paid to cricketer found dead in Waitrose car park
Friday, 04 June 2010 16:05
The loss of a man found dead in a supermarket car park in Twyford has “left a huge hole”, a cricketing teammate has said.
Top carnival tips
Friday, 04 June 2010 16:05
Reading Community Carnival is just days away and, as we’ll be playing our part here at BBC Radio Berkshire, I wanted to share some tips with you ahead of Monday’s festivities.
2000: UK tidal wave of web users
Saturday, 10 July 2010 14:00
One in four British homes is now using the internet according to figures released by the government.
1940: Luftwaffe launches Battle of Britain
Saturday, 10 July 2010 14:00
The German air force, the Luftwaffe, attacks shipping convoys off the south-east coast of England at the start of the battle to save Britain from invasion.
1991: Anger over chairman's 66% pay rise
Monday, 21 June 2010 11:13
British Gas chairman Robert Evans is under fire for accepting a pay increase taking his annual wage to £370,000.
1982: Princess Diana gives birth to boy
Monday, 21 June 2010 11:13
Diana, Princess of Wales, gives birth to a boy sixteen hours after checking in to St Mary's Hospital, in London.
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1976: Westerners evacuated from Beirut
Sunday, 20 June 2010 10:23
Hundreds of Americans and Britons are moved from Beirut and taken to safety in Syria by the US military, following the murder of the US ambassador.
1990: Major proposes new Euro currency
Sunday, 20 June 2010 10:23
British Chancellor John Major proposes a new European currency which would circulate alongside existing national currencies.
1995: Shell makes dramatic U-turn
Sunday, 20 June 2010 10:23
Oil giant Shell caves in to international pressure and abandons plans to dump the Brent Spar oil rig at sea.
Help keep baby birds safe
Friday, 04 June 2010 16:05
Berkshire's baby birds can live in safety if owners keep their cats away from nests, the RSPB have warned.
River cruiser's trip to Dunkirk
Friday, 04 June 2010 16:05
Passenger boat the Devon Belle left the River Thames at Caversham for foreign shores to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation.
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