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Today's Highlight In History;
Birthdays:
| 1706 | Benjamin Franklin, American statesman & scientist |
| 1820 | Anne Bronte, Youngest of the 'Bronte' sisters |
| 1899 | Al Capone, American gangster |
| 1942 | Muhammad Ali, American heavyweight boxing champion |
| 1956 | Paul Young, English singer |
| 1957 | Keith Chegwin, Broadcaster & television presenter |
Events:
| 1773 | Captain Cooks ship became the first to cross the Antartic Ocean |
| 1912 | English explorer Robert F. Scott reached the South Pole |
| 1959 | The African country of Mali was formed with the joining of Senegal & French Sudan |
| 1968 | The motor manufacturer British Leyland was formed, from the merger of two companies |
| 1982 | The Federal Government gives aliens residing or working illegally in Nigeria 14 days to leave the country. |
| 1983 | Breakfast television began in Britain |
| 1986 | The Royal yacht Britannia evacuated Britions and other foreign nationals from Aden |
| 1995 | In Japan a massive earthquake caused widespread destruction & left 300,000 homeless |
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