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2 May – Police in Maryland, United States, reveal that they have arrested and bailed former English footballer Justin Fashanu over an allegation of sexual assault against a seventeen-year-old male, and they believe he has now breached his bail conditions and fled the country; [10] he commits suicide in London.
November 21 – Vietnam War: United States General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing." November 29 – Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation to become president of the World Bank.
At least 334 people are killed, over 200 injured and 281 missing following landslides in Wayanad district, Kerala, India. [ 148 ] [ 149 ] Israel carries out an airstrike in the Dahieh suburb of Beirut , killing Hezbollah commander Fouad Shuker , who it accused of ordering the Majdal Shams attack .
Following the relaunch of BBC News in 1999, regional headlines were included at the start of the BBC One news bulletins in 2000. [54] The English regions did however lose five minutes at the end of their bulletins, due to a new headline round-up at 18:55. [55] 2000 also saw the Nine O'Clock News moved to the later time of 22:00. [56]
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Marjorie Main, American actress (b. 1890) April 12 – Josephine Baker, American-born French entertainer and activist (b. 1906) April 14 – Fredric March, American actor (b. 1897) April 17 – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (b. 1888) April 19 – Percy Lavon Julian, American scientist (b ...
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