Buckingham Palace, London, was blasted during The Blitz mass air bombings by Germany.
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Mike the Headless Chicken lost his head.
George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora.
Archaeologists and scientists discovered a new human-like species inside caves in South Africa.
Hamida Djandoubi, the 'Pimp Killer,' was the last person executed by guillotine in France.
George Smith, a London taxi driver, became the first person ever to be fined for drunk driving.