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Jewish Ethiopians on board a plane during Operation Solomon - 1991 1985: Israel ends major Ethiopian rescue mission

Thousands of Jewish refugees from Ethiopia are airlifted from Sudan to Israel in a secret operation.

Back view of bullet riddled minibus 1976: Ten dead in Northern Ireland ambush
Ten Protestant men are shot dead as they return home from work in a mini-bus in Northern Ireland.

Stricken tanker Braer aground off the Shetland islands, sea washing over deck 1993: Oil tanker runs aground off Shetland
A tanker carrying 85,000 tonnes of crude oil is aground in hurricane force winds off the Shetland Islands.

Harold Shipman 2001: Shipman 'may have killed hundreds'
The former GP Harold Shipman may have killed more than 300 of his patients, a report reveals.

Peter Sutcliffe sitting in the cab of his lorry 1981: Man arrested for Ripper murders
A 35-year-old lorry driver from Bradford, suspected of carrying out 13 murders across West Yorkshire over the past five years, is appearing in court.

1952: Churchill renews 'special relationship'
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in the United States for an official visit, his first since re-election last October.
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