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On This Day, Premium Essentials

September 13th – On This Day

1969 - The animated mystery-comedy “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” first aired and ran until 23rd December, 1978.

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September 12th – On This Day

1970 - The supersonic Concorde passenger jet landed at Heathrow Airport for the first time to a barrage of complaints from nearby residents about noise.

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September 11th – On This Day

2001 - Hijackers crashed two airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and thousands of those working in the buildings. Both towers collapsed within two hours, destroying nearby buildings and damaging others.

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September 10th – On This Day

2012 - After a 4-hour, 54 minute long final, Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic to claim his first ever major title, making him the first British man to win a Grand Slam title since Fred Perry in 1936.

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September 9th – On This Day

1963 - Scotsman Jim Clark became the youngest person to win the world motor racing championships, driving Colin Chapman’s Lotus. He was aged 27 and 188 days. The youngest winner to date is Sebastian Vettel (in 2010), aged 23 years and 134 days.

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September 8th – On This Day

1981 - Comedy series ‘Only Fools and Horses’ starring David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst, debuts on British television. The first episode was called “Big Brother”.

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September 7th – On This Day

1940 - Germany began regular bombing of London (and other British cities) commonly known as ‘The Blitz’ beginning with the London Docks.

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September 6th – On This Day

1997 - The funeral service for Diana, Princess of Wales, was held in Westminster Abbey, London. An estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide watched the service on television.

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September 5th – On This Day

2013 - More than 130 vehicles were involved in a series of crashes in thick fog on the Sheppey crossing in Kent. The A249 bridge was closed for more than nine hours.

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