Friday, July 25, 2008

25 July, On This Day, BBC

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk
25 July
The crash scene
2000: Concorde crash kills 113


Concorde crashes minutes after take-off from Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris killing 113 people.

1978: First 'test tube baby' born
The birth of the world's first "test tube baby" is announced in Manchester, England.
1943: Italian dictator Mussolini quits
The Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini, steps down as head of the armed forces and the government.
1993: Failed Bosnian ceasefire threatens peace
The latest UN ceasefire in Bosnia is broken with shelling from both sides in Sarajevo.
1989: Diana opens Landmark Aids Centre
The Princess of Wales opens a new Aids centre in south-east London.
1992: World unites at Barcelona Olympics
The Olympic Games opens in Barcelona with all countries present for the first time in modern history.
1969: Kennedy pleads guilty over car crash
Senator Edward Kennedy's political career is in doubt after he pleads guilty to leaving the scene of a crime following the Chappaquiddick car crash.
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