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17th of March:

1996
Queen Elizabeth II visits Dunblane in Scotland following the massacre of children at the local school.

1996
Sri Lanka wins cricket's World Cup.

1989
At the English coastal town of Dover, Transport Secretary Paul Channon opens work on excavating the Channel Tunnel. (The UK becomes the largest cul-de-sac on the planet).

1983
Racehorse trainer Michael Dickinson sets a unique record - training the first five horses to finish in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

1978
The oil tanker Amoco Cadiz runs aground off the coast of Brittany spilling 220,000 tons of crude oil into the Atlantic Ocean and causing widespread pollution.

1962
Soviet Union accuses the United States of fighting an "undeclared war" in Vietnam and demands the removal of American forces. (Who'da thunk it).

1948
Britain, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg sign the Treaty of Brussels for a 50-year alliance against armed attack in Europe and for social, economic and military co-operation.

1921
The first birth control clinic is set up in London by Dr Marie Stopes. (This didn't work, surely it's PREGNANCY control that is needed).

1860
Start of the Second Maori War in New Zealand.

1848
A revolution in Italy, led by Daniele Manin, begins in Venice.

1845
In London, Stephen Perry patents elastic bands. (Shortly after this, he loses an eye).

1813
Frederick William III of Prussia declares war on France.

1776
American revolutionaries force British troops to evacuate Boston, Massachusetts.

1649
Oliver Cromwell abolishes the position of King of England and the House of Lords and declares England a Commonwealth.