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1972: The liner Queen Elizabeth catches fire and sinks in Hong Kong Harbour

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It happened today – this day in history – January 9

09/01/202128/01/2021 Mick Ferris Anthony Eden, Aswan Dam, Charlie Watts, Falklands, history, January 9, Margaret Thatcher, Michael Heseltine, Mick Jagger, miners strike, Mississippi, Mussolini, Nelson, RMS Queen Elizabeth, Rolling Stones, William Pitt the Younger

1493: First sight of manatees by Christopher Columbus. 1570: Ivan the Terrible kills 1,000-2,000 residents of Novgorod. 1718: France declares

It happened today – this day in history – August 15

15/08/202014/08/2020 Mick Ferris August 15, Beatles, Bowie, Charlie Watts, Eamon de Valera, Edward VII, Elvis Presley, F W de Klerk, Gladstone, Gunter Grass, Harvey Smith, history, India, Jerry Wexler, Johnny Ramone, Kaiser Wilhelm, Mayflower, Napoleon, Princess Anne, V J Day, Virgin Atlantic Challenger, Wiley Post, Will Rogers, Woodstock

1248: Construction of Cologne Cathedral begins. 1519: Panama City is founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro Arias Dávila. 1548: Mary, Queen