World History teaching resources for the high school classroom: lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes and simulation games for KS3, IGCSE, IB and A-Level teachers.
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Events (50 years ago today): 1974 – The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people. The Birmingham Six are sentenced to life in prison for the crime but subsequently acquitted.
Births (100 years ago today): 1924 – Joseph Campanella, American actor (d. 2018)[20]
Births (100 years ago today): 1924 – Milka Planinc, Yugoslav politician, 28th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 2010)
Births (100 years ago today): 1924 – Christopher Tolkien, English author and academic (d. 2020)[21]
Births (50 years ago today): 1974 – Marina de Tavira, Mexican actress[24]
Deaths (150 years ago today): 1874 – Marià Fortuny, Spanish painter (b. 1838)
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1974 – John B. Gambling, American radio host (b. 1897)
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1974 – Frank Martin, Swiss-Dutch pianist and composer (b. 1890)
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