Entertainment
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Look before you leap (year)
EntertainmentIt is a leap year and a woman can propose on 29 February. Here are a few questions you should…
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February 28: On This Day in World History … briefly
Entertainment1975 – An underground train fails to stop at Moorgate terminus station in London and crashes into the end of…
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Sue’s Views: On toothless wonders and ‘gum bangers’
EntertainmentBy Friday morning I am in agony and irritated by every little darn thing as I hover around the dental…
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February 26: On This Day in World History … briefly
Entertainment2012 – Teenager Trayvon Martin is shot and killed at the age of 17
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February 25: On This Day in World History … briefly
Entertainment2009: Bangladesh army mutiny results in 57 deaths
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February 24: On This Day in World History … briefly
EntertainmentIn the Julian calendar, a leap year occurred every four years and the leap day was inserted by doubling February…
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February 23: On This Day in World History … briefly
EntertainmentBefore the construction of a treatment plant in 2002, almost all of the sewage from the city of Milan flowed…
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February 22: On This Day in World History … briefly
EntertainmentJonas Savimbi was survived by 'several wives and dozens of children', the latter numbering at least 25.
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February 21: On This Day in World History … briefly
EntertainmentAmerican ornithologist Noel F Snyder speculates that the most likely cause seems to be that the birds succumbed to poultry…
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February 20: On This Day in World History … briefly
EntertainmentAn earthquake cracks open the Sinila volcanic crater on the Dieng Plateau, releasing poisonous H2S gas and killing 149 villagers…
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February 19: On This Day in World History … briefly
EntertainmentThe term 'cod war' was coined by a British journalist in early September 1958.
