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1988: Ben Johnson wins the Olympic 100m in Seoul

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It happened today – this day in history – September 24

24/09/202123/09/2021 YA Reporter autopsy, Axis Sally, Battle of Shiroyama, Beatles, Ben Johnson, Camp Nou, Columbus, David Mellor, Doug Scott, Dougal Haston, Eisenhower, Jimi Hendrix, KFC, Louis XIV, Nancy Pelosi, news, Noel Coward, Olympics, Patti Hearst, Ryder Cup, Second World War, September 24, St Leger, Suleiman, Today in history

1493: Christopher Columbus embarks on his second expedition to the New World. 1529: Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and his Ottoman

1980: Seconds form a protective shield around the boxers as objects are thrown into the ring by an angry crowd after Marvin Hagler's victory over Britain's Alan Minter

It happened today – this day in history – September 27

27/09/202026/09/2020 Mick Ferris Alan Minter, Ben Johnson, Cliff Burton, Ezzard Charles, George Stephenson, Hair, history, Marvin Hagler, Metallica, Model T Ford, Olympics, Phil Spector, RMS Queen Elizabeth, September 27, Warren Commission, William the Conqueror

1066: William the Conqueror’s Norman troops set sail for England. 1590: Pope Urban VII dies 13 days after being chosen

1976: A brief cover-up by the cast of "Oh! Calcutta!"

It happened today – this day in history – September 24

24/09/202023/09/2020 Mick Ferris Aung San Suu Kyi, Beatles, Ben Johnson, David Mellor, Doug Scott, Dougal Haston, Eisenhower, history, Jimi Hendrix, Mount Everest, Noel Coward, Olympics, Rocky Marciano, September 24, St Leger

1493: Christopher Columbus embarks on his second expedition to the New World. 1529: Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and his Ottoman