SUNDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2004
1989: Earthquake hits San Francisco
A powerful earthquake rocks San Francisco killing nine people and injuring hundreds.
2000: Four dead in Hatfield rail crash
Four people are killed when a high speed passenger train derails in Hatfield, just north of London.
1968: Black athletes make silent protest
Two black Americans make history at the Mexico Olympics with a silent protest against racial discrimination.
1956: Queen switches on nuclear power
The Queen opens the world's first full-scale nuclear power station, at Calder Hall in Cumberland.
1978: Grey seal cull dramatically reduced
Public pressure leads ministers to reduce the number of grey seals to be culled in Scotland. |