Terry Waite (born 1939), an official of the Church of England, made three trips to Lebanon in an effort to free westerners held hostage there. On his third try in 1987, he himself was taken hostage an...
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Today is Thursday, May 31, the 151st day of 2007. There are 214 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 31, 1889, more than 2,000 people perished when a dam break sent water rushi...
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Today is Saturday, June 9, the 160th day of 2007. There are 205 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 9, A.D. 68, the Roman Emperor Nero committed suicide.On this date:In 1870,...
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Jan 13 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major
events to have occurred on January 20 since 1900: 1936 - King George V of Britain died. His son succeeded him
as Edward VIII but abdicated later ...
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Today is Friday, Jan. 12, the 12th day of 2007. There are 353 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 12, 1945, during World War II, Soviet forces began a huge offensive against ...
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Today is Saturday, Jan. 12, the 12th day of 2008. There are 354 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 12, 1948, the Supreme Court, in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of University o...
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Terry Waite
Today in history - May 31
