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Soldier puttnig flag on statue 2003: Saddam statue topples with regime Iraqis turn on symbols of their former leader, pulling down a statue and tearing it to pieces as US tanks roll into the centre of Baghdad.

1976: Young Liberal leader cleared of robbery The president of the Young Liberals, Peter Hain, has been acquitted of robbing a branch of Barclays bank.

2005: Prince Charles marries Camilla The Prince of Wales weds Camilla Parker-Bowles at a civil ceremony followed by a blessing.

Picket flanked by two police officers 1984: Dozens arrested in picket line violence About 100 pickets are arrested during violent clashes with police outside two working coal pits in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

Ibrahim Bare Mainassara 1999: President of Niger 'killed in ambush' The president of Niger, Ibrahim Bare Mainassara, has been shot dead in an apparent coup attempt.

1969: Sikh busmen win turban fight
Sikh busmen in Wolverhampton have won the right to wear turbans on duty after a long-running campaign.

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