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2001 George W. Bush is sworn into office as President of the
2001 George W. Bush is sworn into office as President of the United States. The NEAR Shoemaker touches down on 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to land ...

1994 At midnight Walvisbaai is officially handed over to Namibia.
1994 At midnight Walvisbaai is officially handed over to Namibia. Three wounded Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging members are murdered by a Bophuthatswana ...

1983 (4) President Ronald Reagan announces that the Global
1983 (4) President Ronald Reagan announces that the Global Positioning System will be made available for civilian use. Simultaneous suicide truck-bomb...

1981 (3) At 150 years old, the John Bull becomes the oldest
1981 (3) At 150 years old, the John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when it operates under its own steam. The Boeing 76...

1977 Formula One driver Tom Pryce dies after colliding with track
1977 Formula One driver Tom Pryce dies after colliding with track marshal Frederik Jansen van Vuuren during the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami. T...

In 1967 Israeli fighters shoot down seven Syrian MIG-21s. The
In 1967 Israeli fighters shoot down seven Syrian MIG-21s. The Beatles release Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Six-Day War ends when Israel a...

1958 (2) Margaret Rheeder is hanged in Pretoria for poisoning her
1958 (2) Margaret Rheeder is hanged in Pretoria for poisoning her husband, Benjamin Fredenman. The first parking meters are installed in Britain. The ...

In 1950 Springbok Radio, the SABCs first commercial service, is
In 1950 Springbok Radio, the SABCs first commercial service, is launched. North Korean troops cross the 38th parallel into South Korea and the Korean ...

1937 (4) Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, politician, is born in Kroonstad,
1937 (4) Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, politician, is born in Kroonstad, Orange Free State on 18 September. George Allen & Unwin of London publishes the firs...