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Today in History: May 3, Margaret Thatcher elected
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday in History Today is Wednesday, May 3, the 123rd day of 2023. There are 242 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 3, 1979, Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher ...
Tributes continue from Tory grandees following death of Nigel Lawson
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoTributes continue to be paid by Tory grandees following the death of Conservative former chancellor...
How Queen Elizabeth reacted to police charge on miners at 1984 Battle of Orgreave
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe late Queen Elizabeth II was shocked after she saw police charging into picketing miners at the...
How the world changed during the Queen’s lifetime
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoThe world changed in monumental ways during the Queen’s lifetime. She served as a symbol of stability as her country evolved through the 20th century,...
Jonathan Irwin, bloodstock luminary who founded a charity for severely sick babies – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJonathan Irwin, pictured with Mary Joe Guilfoyle, the first specialist children's nurse to be...
Today in History: November 28, Boston's Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire kills 492
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoToday in History Today is Tuesday, Nov. 28, the 332nd day of 2023. There are 33 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 28, 1942, fire engulfed the Cocoanut Grove nightclub ...
Voices: Nothing could have prepared British politics for the train wreck that was Boris Johnson
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNothing became Boris Johnson more than the manner of his leaving. His speech was graceless,...
Today in History: October 12, “Gang of Four” arrested in China
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoToday in History Today is Thursday, Oct. 12, the 285th day of 2023. There are 80 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 12, 1976, it was announced in China that Hua Guofeng ...
Fashion designer and punk provocateur Vivienne Westwood dead at 81
Yahoo Celebrity via AOL· 1 year agoVivienne Westwood in 2007. (Photo: Pierre Verdy/AFP via Getty Images) PIERRE VERDY via Getty Images...
Today in History: June 11, auto racing disaster at Le Mans
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOn June 11, 1955, in motor racing’s worst disaster, more than 80 people were killed during the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France when two of the cars collided and crashed into spectators. In 1509 ...
