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06 Oct
1953: Britain sends troops to Guiana
16 Feb
1959: Castro sworn in as Cuban PM
01 May
1961: Victorious Castro bans elections
28 Oct
1962: World relief as Cuban missile crisis ends
09 Oct
1967: Che Guevara 'shot dead'
10 Oct
1970: Canadian minister seized by gunmen
11 Sep
1973: President overthrown in Chile coup
02 Apr
1982: Argentina invades Falklands
25 Apr
1982: Marines land in South Georgia
01 May
1982: RAF bombs Port Stanley
02 May
1982: British sub sinks Argentine cruiser
04 May
1982: Argentines destroy HMS Sheffield
25 May
1982: Dozens killed as Argentines hit British ships
08 Jun
1982: Fifty die in Argentine air attack
14 Jun
1982: Ceasefire agreed in Falklands
21 Jul
1982: Homecoming for HMS Hermes
19 Mar
1982: Argentine flag hoisted on S Georgia
13 Sep
1988: Cubans blame shooting on 'CIA plot'
26 Feb
1993: World Trade Center bomb terrorises New York
13 Jan
1997: Shots heard at besieged embassy in Peru
22 Apr
1997: Troops storm embassy in Peru
22 Apr
2000: Swat team grabs tug-of-love Cuban boy
11 Sep
2001: US rocked by day of terror
12 Sep
2001: US declares war on terror
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2001: Workers return to Wall Street
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2001: Terror alert as police seize cargo ship
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