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22 January 1924: Ramsay MacDonald becomes prime minister
Features Ramsay MacDonald was one of the founder members of the Labour party, which he took to power on this day in 1924.
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21 January 1976: Concorde’s first commercial flight
Features Almost seven years after its maiden flight, and at a total cost of £1.3bn, Concorde finally entered commercial service on this day in 1976.
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20 January 1841: Britain takes possession of Hong Kong
Features On this day in 1841, Hong Kong island was ceded to Britain following the Chuenpi Convention, along with a resumption of the opium trade.
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19 January 1986: the world’s first PC virus infection
Features On this day in 1986, the first IBM personal computer was infected with the “Brain” virus, spread on floppy disks.
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16 January 1991: Operation Desert Storm begins
Features Coalition forces led by the US launched an operation to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi forces on this day in 1991, sending the oil price soaring.
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15 January 1892: the rules of basketball are published
Features Canadian PE instructor Dr James Naismith, working at a YMCA training school, published the 13 rules of basketball on this day in 1892.
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15 January 1759: British Museum opens
Features On this day in 1759, the British Museum opened in Bloomsbury after Sir Hans Sloane left his of collection of books, manuscripts and specimens to the nation.
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14 January 2002: Britain’s foot-and-mouth disease epidemic ends
Features The government finally declared Britain’s foot-and-mouth disease crisis over on this day in 2002, almost a year after the first case had been identified.
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14 January 2005: Huygens probe lands on Saturn’s moon, Titan
Features On this day in 2005, the ESA’s Huygens probe landed on the frozen surface of Titan, one of Saturn’s moons.
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