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10:39am Saturday 11th October 2008
On this day in...
1216 - King John lost his crown and jewels whilst crossing the wash.
1689 - Peter the Great became Tsar of Russia.
1899 - The Boer War began.
1957 - The largest radio telescope in the world was switched on at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire.
1982 - The Mary Rose was raised from the sea-bed in Portsmouth. It had been the pride of Henry VIII’s fleet until it sank in the Solent in 1545.
2000 - the funeral of Reggie Kray was attended by thousands of people.
2002 - George, the pink hippo from the children’s TV show Rainbow was attacked by a drunken member of the audience during a stage show in London.
WE asked for businesses to offer rewards to people who do good deeds. Then we asked people to start doing nice things to earn the rewards. One man has chosen to do both!
TWO-YEAR-OLD Oluchi Nwaubani wasn’t breathing when she was pulled from a swimming pool earlier this year, and her tiny heart was barely beating after being in the water for 18 long minutes.
Pop princess Britney Spears will play two concerts at The O2, Greenwich next June.
NEWS Shopper today launches a new competition to find the cutest little Cinderella and the cheekiest junior Buttons.
THE deal has not been done - which means a £2,000 voucher to spend on the party of your dreams is once again up for grabs. What could you swap for it?
FAMILY holidays to France are up for grabs as News Shopper launches a new award to recognise the achievements of role-model mothers.
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