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6 Dec 1952: London鈥檚 deadly smog

The city chokes in one of the UK鈥檚 worst air pollution incidents.

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7 Dec 1993: 250-year-old tree felled to build M11

Dozens of protestors are injured at the end of a decades-long battle.

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8 Dec 1980: John Lennon shot dead

Fans of the peace activist and former Beatle react to news of his death in New York.

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9 Dec 1993: Revolutionary Hubble telescope fixed

Astronauts complete a record-breaking series of space walks to mend NASA鈥檚 credibility.

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10 Dec 1990: 100 British hostages leave Kuwait

鈥榃e didn鈥檛 see daylight for four-and-a-half months鈥�, says one British Airways passenger.

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11 Dec 1936: King Edward VIII abdicates

He says it鈥檚 鈥榠mpossible鈥� to discharge his duties without 鈥榯he help of the woman I love鈥�.

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12 Dec 2000: US Supreme Court decides on Bush v Gore

"We may never know with certainty who won the election," said one judge.

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13 Dec 1995: Riots break out in Brixton

Confrontation between police in riot gear and young people after a man dies in custody.

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14 Dec 1986: First non-refuelled flight around the world

鈥楾his is the last 鈥渇irst鈥� in aviation,鈥� says co-pilot Dick Rutan.

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15 Dec 1993: Anglo-Irish pact paves way for peace

British and Irish premiers hope to end 25 years of bloody conflict.

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16 Dec 1955: Queen opens London Airport terminal

The monarch says, 鈥楽triking changes lie ahead.鈥�

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17 Dec 1976: Opec members split over oil prices

Oil-producing countries fail to agree on a single price rise.

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18 Dec 1997: Dawn of Scottish parliament

Plans are unveiled for Scotland鈥檚 first parliament in nearly 300 years.

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19 Dec 1984: Britain signs over Hong Kong to China

The Sino-British Joint Declaration ends over 150 years of British rule.

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20 Dec 2004: Northern Bank robbery

Millions are stolen in Belfast city centre bank raid.

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21 Dec 1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premieres

The Walt Disney venture marks the world鈥檚 first full-length animated film.

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22 Dec 1989: Berlin鈥檚 Brandenburg Gate reopens

East and West Berlin leaders meet as symbol of Cold War division is opened to the public.

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23 Dec 1992: Queen鈥檚 Christmas speech leaked

鈥淲e didn鈥檛 bug any royal corgis to get the story.鈥�

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24 Dec 1914: First World War Christmas truce begins

鈥淭he war, for that moment, came to a standstill.鈥�

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25 Dec 1991: Gorbachev resigns as Soviet Union splits

The Soviet Union passes into history as its last leader steps down.

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26 Dec 2004: Tsunami kills over 200,000

The Indian Ocean earthquake causes devastation across a vast region.

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27 Dec 1977: UK fans flock to Star Wars

Fans queue in expectation of a new force in cinema.

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28 Dec 1980: Breakfast TV gets green light

Broadcasting Authority says new programme can begin in 1983

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29 Dec 1975: Equal Pay Act seeks to end 鈥榖attle of the sexes鈥�

The Sex Discrimination and Equal Pay Acts come into force.

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30 Dec 1986: No more canaries in a coal mine

Avian gas detectors are swapped out for electronic equivalents.

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31 Dec 1999: Putin Presidency begins in Russia

Boris Yeltsin resigns in a shock live television announcement.

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1 Jan 1973: UK joins the European Economic Community

Tally of nine member states after The UK, Ireland and Denmark join.

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2 Jan 1981: Yorkshire Ripper arrested

More than 2,000 people gather in furious crowds as Peter Sutcliffe appears in court.

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3 Jan 1993: US and Russia to halve nuclear warheads

Russian President Boris Yeltsin calls it 'a treaty of hope'.

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4 Jan 2000: First British women to reach the South Pole

鈥榃e鈥檙e totally elated because we鈥檙e only ordinary people.鈥�

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