1867 Queen Victoria & Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel.
1918 Raid of Zeebrugge; the British navy attempts to block German vessels from leaving port by sinking obsolete ships - mostly fails.
1968 1st decimal coins issued in Britain (5 & 10 new pence, replacing shilling and two-shilling pieces)
1984 AIDS-virus identified as HTLV-III (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
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