This Day in History

1996: in 1996 a year-long study into a mysterious outbreak of black spots on hundreds of Cypriot school children revealed they were caused by jabbing themselves with pencils.

1993: in 1993 American president BILL CLINTON and wife HILLARY were reported to be planning a death pact to allow them to switch off the life support machine if one of them became terminally ill.

1989: in 1989 American TV preacher JIM BAKKER was given a 45-year jail sentence and fined $500,000 (333,000) for swindling his followers of millions of dollars

1989: in 1989 THE WHO, THE KINKS, SIMON & GARFUNKEL, THE PLATTERS, THE FOUR SEASONS, THE FOUR TOPS, BOBBY DARIN, CAROLE KING & GERRY GEFFEN and HOLLAND-DOZIER-HOLLAND were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in America

1980: in 1980 former Beatle PAUL McCARTNEY entered the Guinness Book of World Records for becoming the all-time best-selling songwriter.

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