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1993: Two boys charged with toddler's murder Two 10-year-old boys are charged with the abduction and murder of two-year-old James Bulger in Liverpool.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | 1948: The State of Israel is founded
May 6, 2008 · The State of Israel was proclaimed on 14 May 1948, the culmination of nearly two thousand years of hopes by Jewish people.
BBC ON THIS DAY | 31 | 1997: Princess Diana dies in Paris crash
Only Princess Diana's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, survived the crash. Blood tests showed the driver, Henri Paul, had taken both drugs and a large amount of alcohol before the accident.
BBC ON THIS DAY | 18 | 1955: Albert Einstein dies - BBC News
Albert Einstein's work laid the groundwork for many modern technologies including nuclear weapons and cosmic science. After his death, Einstein's brain was removed and preserved for scientific research by Canadian scientists.
BBC NEWS | Health | Lorenzo's oil: The full story
Jul 21, 2004 · Undeterred, Augusto Odone spent night after night in the library scouring every single paper about his son's illness. He discovered that the brain damage seemed to be linked to a build up of dangerous fatty acids in the blood - long chain fatty acids.
BBC News - Why do some Catholics self-flagellate?
Nov 24, 2009 · For others self-flagellation is a more private expression of faith. It is thought to have come to prominence in Western Europe in medieval times around 600 to 800 AD as an extreme version of bodily penance, says Professor Lewis Ayres, a Catholic theologian at …
UK | The Krays: A history of violence - BBC News
Apr 4, 2000 · The Krays were the most notorious criminals of the 1960s, heading an organised underworld empire of protection rackets, violence and murder. Ronnie and Reggie Kray were identical twins, born and raised in the East End of London - Charlie was born seven years earlier.
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Gilgamesh tomb believed found
Apr 29, 2003 · Archaeologists in Iraq believe they have found the tomb of King Gilgamesh, the subject of the world's oldest "book".
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Saddam Hussein's last moments
Dec 31, 2006 · An account of the last minutes leading up to Saddam Hussein's execution, based on film footage and witness accounts.
BBC NEWS | Americas | 9/11 third tower mystery 'solved'
Jul 4, 2008 · The National Institute of Standards and Technology's lead investigator, Dr Shyam Sunder, spoke to BBC Two's "The Conspiracy Files": "Our working hypothesis now actually suggests that it was normal building fires that were growing and spreading throughout the multiple floors that may have caused the ultimate collapse of the buildings."