In 1957, American B-52 bombers begin round-the-clock flying in case of Rusian nuclear attack


The legendary footballer Pele played his last game, for New York Cosmos against his former Brazilian team Santos, in 1977. Throughout his career he scored 1,281 goals in 1,363 games.


The city of Leningrad officially reverted to its original name, St. Petersburg, today in 1991.


RAC (Brit equivalent to AAA) patrolman Mervyn Jacobs was called out to "jump-start" a Royal Navy minesweeper in 1993. It was no problem for him... he just ran a 50-ft lead from his van to the ships engine-room!

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind