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Jefferson Thomas of Little Rock Nine dies
One of nine teenagers to first test racial segregation at US schools in 1957 dies, aged 67 Jefferson Thomas, who as a teenager was among nine black students to integrate a Little Rock high school in America's first major battle over school segregation, has died. » read moreKeywords: world news united states thomas school little Date: 09-07-2010
Remembering the blitz: 'They bombed in straight lines, east to west, south to north'
As part of our commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the blitz, Alan Hartley recalls how the Luftwaffe tried to obliterate Coventry Alan Hartley was 16 when the Germans attacked Coventry on the night of 14 November 1940, in the greatest concentrated attack on a single city in the war to that point. » read moreKeywords: world news the blitz coventry centre louder Date: 09-07-2010
Remembering the blitz: 'I heard digging. Then there was a ray of light'
As part of our commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the blitz, Dorothy James recalls how a bomb fell on her London home "Where shall we start? » read moreKeywords: world news the blitz dorothy brother family Date: 09-07-2010