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Anniversaries

Saturday 01 May 1993 23:02 BST
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2 May, 1952: British DH Comet flew from London to Johannesburg, inaugurating the jet airline service.

1959: Scotland's first nuclear power station opened.

1982: The Argentinian cruiser 'General Belgrano' was sunk by a British submarine.

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