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Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)

Gandhi

Gandhi (1869-1948)

Charles Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974)

Nikita Khruschev

Nikita Khruschev (1894-1971)

Charles De Gaulle

Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970)

Laurel and Hardy

Laurel And Hardy (1890-1965)

Maurice Chevalier

Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972)

 

 

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992)

Bobby Jones

Bobby Jones (1902-1971)

Emmeline Pankhurst

Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928)

Malcolm Campbell

Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948)

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart (1897-1937)

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962)

London Awarded 2012 Olympics

London Awarded 2012 Olympics (2005)

Fall of Iraq

Fall Of Iraq (2003)

Concorde flies for first time

Concorde Flies For First Time (1969)

Soviets Put Down Prague Spring

Soviets Put Down Prague Spring (1968)

Paris Riots - France comes close to revolution

Paris Riots - France Comes Close To Revolution (1968)

Grosvenor Square anti-Vietnam riots

Grosvenor Square Anti-Vietnam Riots (1968)

Six-Day War begins

Six-Day War Begins (1967)

Donald Campbell dies in Bluebird crash

Donald Campbell Dies In Bluebird Crash (1967)

Aberfan slag heap buries school

Aberfan Slag Heap Buries School (1966)

Beatles return from States in triumph

Beatles Return From States In Triumph (1964)

Kennedy assassinated

Kennedy Assassinated (1963)

Martin Luther King delivers his

Martin Luther King Delivers His "I Have A Dream" Speech (1962)

Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

Erection of the Berlin Wall

Erection Of The Berlin Wall (1961)

Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space

Yuri Gagarin Becomes The First Man In Space (1961)

Kennedy Inauguration

Kennedy Inauguration (1961)

First Hovercraft Run

First Hovercraft Run (1959)

Peles World Cup final performance thrills crowds

Peles World Cup Final Performance Thrills Crowds (1958)

Manchester United Players Die in Munich Air Crash

Manchester United Players Die In Munich Air Crash (1958)

Suez Invasion

Suez Invasion (1956)

Soviets Crush Hungarian Revolt

Soviets Crush Hungarian Revolt (1956)

First Nuclear Power Station

First Nuclear Power Station (1956)

Khrushchev denounces Stalin

Khrushchev Denounces Stalin (1956)

Le Mans 24 race disaster

Le Mans 24 Race Disaster (1955)

French Surrender at Dien Bien Phu

French Surrender At Dien Bien Phu (1954)

Roger Bannister breaks four minute mile

Roger Bannister Breaks Four Minute Mile (1954)

Launch of first nuclear submarine

Launch Of First Nuclear Submarine (1954)

Britain explodes first Atomic Bomb

Britain Explodes First Atomic Bomb (1952)

Korean War Starts

Korean War Starts (1950)

Maos communists take over in China

Maos Communists Take Over In China (1949)

Berlin Airlift begins

Berlin Airlift Begins (1948)

India and Pakistan gain independence

India And Pakistan Gain Independence (1947)

Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima

Atomic Bomb Dropped On Hiroshima (1945)

Labours Landslide Election Win

Labours Landslide Election Win (1945)

First Atomic Bomb Test in New Mexico

First Atomic Bomb Test In New Mexico (1945)

VE Day celebrations

VE Day Celebrations (1945)

Germans surrender to Montgomery

Germans Surrender To Montgomery (1945)