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B/W picture of Peter Sutcliffe driving a lorry 1981: Yorkshire Ripper jailed for life

Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper, is sentenced to life imprisonment after the judge describes him as "an unusually dangerous man".

1972: President Nixon arrives in Moscow
America's President Richard Nixon is given a modest welcome as he arrives in Moscow for talks with Soviet leaders.

Moon photographed by Apollo 11 1969: Apollo 10 gets bird's eye view of Moon
The Apollo 10 mission sends a manned lunar module within eight miles of the Moon's surface in rehearsal for a summer Moon landing.

Hezbollah guerillas enter a town on a tank 2000: Hezbollah makes gains in Lebanon
Lebanese Hezbollah fighters split Israel's southern occupation zone into two as they approach the common border.

Anti-apartheid campaigner Peter Hain 1970: South Africa cricket tour called off
The Cricket Council reverses a decision to allow South African cricketers to tour England, a move welcomed by anti-apartheid activist Peter Hain.

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