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  Death of Elvis Presley

  Alongside the shooting of JFK in 1963 and the terrorist attack on New York’s twin towers in 2001, the death of Elvis Presley is probably one the most memorable of the ‘Do you remember where you were when…?’ moments. Anybody who ...

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  Death of Princess Diana

  Princess Diana was, of course, the former wife of Prince Charles, and mother of Princes William and Harry. After the divorce, she was involved with Dodi Fayed, and on August 31 1997, while on vacation in Paris, the car they ...

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  Discovery of the wreck of the 'Titanic'

  I well remember the excitement generated when the remains of the iconic superliner were discovered by Dr.Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in May 1985.After several years of hunting, Ballard and his team located the 'Titanic' lying at ...

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  Dr Emil Savundra

  Dr Savundra was an Asian doctor who purchased the controlling interest in an insurance company called Fire, Auto & Marine Insurance Company. He systematically bled funds from it, lied about its assets and sold the company to three unsuspecting ...