1. 1587 - Mary Queen of Scots is beheaded
2. 1926 - Walt Disney Studios is formed
3. 1931 - James Dean is born
4. 1943 - Japanese troops evacuate Guadalcanal, leaving the island in Allied possession after a prolonged campaign
5. 1952 - Princess Elizabeth proclaims herself Queen at a ceremony in St James's Palace, London
6. 1973 - The US Senate approves the formation of a special committee to investigate the Watergate bugging incident
7. 1974 - US astronauts returned from Skylab after 84 days in orbit, recording man's longest flight in space
8. 1975 - Queen's single Killer Queen is released
9. 1994 - Forensic scientists investigate the 'suspicious circumstances' of the death of Conservative MP for Eastleigh Stephen Milligan
10. 1996 - One of the shortest managerial stints in footballing history began after Swansea City chairman Michael Thompson appoints a P.E teacher Kevin Cullis as club manager - Cullis lasts only ten days
11. 2002 - The opening ceremonies for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Utah takes place
Source: BBC, Wikipedia, historyorb.com, infoplease.com, history.co.uk, brainyhistory.com, on-this-day.com
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