| It
was on this day... | 1995
Tokyo, Japan: Nerve Gas Attack on Subway | It
was on this day that lethal sarin gas was released on the subway at Kasumigaseki
station. It was at the height of the rush hour. The group responsible were from
the Aum Shinrikyo religious cult. 12
were killed, 5,500 were treated in hospital. Most recovered but some were injured
for life with eye, lung and digestive system damage. Were it not for the fact
that the gas could not circulate properly, tens of thousands could have been killed.
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| It
was on this day... | 1966
Football World Cup Stolen | (For
our American readers: Soccer World Cup.) The £30,000 solid gold Jules Rimet
trophy had been on display at Central Hall in Westminster, London. The
World Cup was named The Jules Rimet trophy after a French lawyer who was a president
of FIFA and initiated the World Cup competition in 1929. |
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News | 1952
Humphrey Bogart wins his only Oscar, for The African Queen. 1969
John Lennon and Yoko Ono marry on the Rock of Gibraltar. 1970
Steve McQueen's team wins Grand Prix in Florida. |
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