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On This Day: 1853: The world'sfirst triangular postage stamps were issued by the Cape of Good Hope. 1878: In Boston, Massachusetts, Emma Nutt became the world's first female telephone operator. 1886: The Severn Tunnel opened for goods traffic. 1904: Helen Keller - who had been blind and deaf since the age of two - graduated from Radcliffe College with honours. 1911: In France, women attacked fruit and vegetable shops in protest at high food prices. 1928: Albania was declared a kingdom, with Zog 1 as king. 1933: H G Wells's classic science fiction novel, 'The Shape of Things to Come' was published. 1939: Germany invaded Poland, starting World War II. 1946: The first League football since the outbreak of World War II kicked off. 1976: It was announced that 750,000 homes in Yorkshire were to have their mainswater supply replaced by communal standpipes, as a result of the scorching summer. 1998: Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams said that violence was a 'thing of the past' for his party. 1999: Two 17-year-olds became the first juveniles in Britain to have orders served against them under new 'neighbours from hell' legislation. 2001: England beat Germany 5-1 in a World Cup qualifier in Munich.
Birthdays: 1931: Cecil Parkinson, 73, Tory politician. 1957: Gloria Estefan, 47, Cuban-born, American singer. 1946: Barry Gibbs, 58, singer and songwriter with The Bee Gees. 1962: Rudd Gullit, 42, Dutch footballer, football manager and television commentator.1970: Mark Petchey, 34, Former British tennis player.See the full content of this document
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