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1 April 1999: The minimum wage is introduced in BritainFeatures On this day in 1999, the national minimum wage was introduced in Britain, bringing an instant pay rise to 1.9 million low-paid workers.
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23 March 1983: Ronald Reagan launches ‘Star Wars’US president, Ronald Reagan announced the start of research into the Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI), dubbed “Star Wars” by the press, on this day in 1983.
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16 March 1872: Wanderers win the first FA Cup finalFeatures On this day in 1872 Wanderers FC beat the Royal Engineers 1-0 at the Kennington Oval to win the first ever contesting of the Football Association Challenge Cup.
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8 March 1817: the New York Stock Exchange is formedFeatures On this day in 1817, a group of brokers moved out of a New York coffee house to form what would become the biggest stock exchange in the world.
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The Cato Street Conspiracy unravelsThe Bow Street Runners burst in on the Cato Street conspirators, frustrating their plans to massacre the entire Cabinet, on this day in 1820.
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22 February 1974: Patty Hearst ransom food riotsOn this day in 1974, people rioted at food distribution centres in San Francisco, set up as part of a ransom payment for kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst.
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23 February 1963: The case of the electrified Land RoverFeatures On this day in 1963, an unsuspecting bobby gets a shock when he stumbles upon an electrified Land Rover.
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11 January 1569: England holds its first lottery drawFeatures Outside Old St Paul's Cathedral in London, England's first lottery draw got underway on this day in 1569.
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1 December 1990: breakthrough in the Channel tunnelFeatures On this day in 1990, Graham Fagg and Philippe Cozette shook hands 40m below the sea bed, 14 miles from the English coast and ten from the French.
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