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embassy in London comes to a dramatic end after a raid by SAS commandos.<br clear="ALL"></font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <img alt="" vspace="7" src="/shared/img/cccccc.gif" width="486" height="1"><br> <div class="bodytext"> <table width="486" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top"><a href="/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/5/newsid_2728000/2728309.stm"><img src="/media/images/38780000/jpg/_38780843_sands88.jpg" align="left" width="88" height="65" alt="Bobby Sands" border="0" hspace="0"></a></td> <td><img src="/shared/img/o.gif" width="5" height="1" alt="" /></td> <td valign="top"> <font size = "2"><a href="/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/5/newsid_2728000/2728309.stm"><span class="h1">1981: Bobby Sands dies in prison</span></a><br> Hunger striker Bobby Sands dies in the Maze prison 66 days after first refusing to eat.<br clear="ALL"></font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <img alt="" vspace="7" src="/shared/img/cccccc.gif" width="486" height="1"><br> <div class="bodytext"> <table width="486" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top"><a href="/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/5/newsid_2504000/2504317.stm"><img src="/media/images/38586000/jpg/_38586341_shepahrd88.jpg" align="left" width="88" height="65" alt="Alan Shepard in his Mercury 3 capsule" border="0" hspace="0"></a></td> <td><img src="/shared/img/o.gif" width="5" height="1" alt="" /></td> <td valign="top"> <font size = "2"><a href="/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/5/newsid_2504000/2504317.stm"><span class="h1">1961: Shepard becomes first US astronaut</span></a><br> Commander Alan Shepard returns to Earth and is rescued from his Mercury 3 capsule in the Atlantic after becoming the first American in space.<br clear="ALL"></font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <img alt="" vspace="7" src="/shared/img/cccccc.gif" width="486" height="1"><br> <div class="bodytext"> <table width="486" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top"><a href="/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/5/newsid_4919000/4919550.stm"><img src="/media/images/41571000/jpg/_41571506_blair88.jpg" align="left" width="88" height="66" alt="Tony Blair" border="0" hspace="0"></a></td> <td><img src="/shared/img/o.gif" width="5" height="1" alt="" /></td> <td valign="top"> <font size = "2"><a href="/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/5/newsid_4919000/4919550.stm"><span class="h1">2005: Blair secures historic third term</span></a><br> Labour under Tony Blair wins a third term but with a greatly reduced majority.<br clear="ALL"></font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <img alt="" vspace="7" src="/shared/img/cccccc.gif" width="486" height="1"><br> <div class="bodytext"> <table width="486" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top"><a href="/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/5/newsid_2511000/2511131.stm"><img src="/media/images/41109000/jpg/_41109271_fandmsign88.jpg" align="left" width="88" height="65" alt="A precautionary sign at a farm in Thirsk, northern England, March 2001" border="0" hspace="0"></a></td> <td><img src="/shared/img/o.gif" width="5" height="1" alt="" /></td> <td valign="top"> <font size = "2"><a href="/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/5/newsid_2511000/2511131.stm"><span class="h1">2001: Sun shines on foot-and-mouth crisis</span></a><br> Britain's tourist industry hopes the bank holiday weekend and good weather will attract visitors to areas previously closed due to foot-and-mouth disease.<br clear="ALL"></font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <img alt="" vspace="7" src="/shared/img/cccccc.gif" width="486" height="1"><br> <div class="bodytext"> <table width="486" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <font size = "2"><a href="/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/5/newsid_2510000/2510495.stm"><span class="h1">1955: Dr Salk promotes polio vaccine in UK</span></a><br> World-famous American virologist Dr Jonas Salk witnesses a ceremonial polio vaccination in London.<br clear="ALL"></font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <img alt="" vspace="7" src="/shared/img/cccccc.gif" width="486" height="1"><br> <div class="bodytext"> <table width="486" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <font size = "2"><a href="/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/5/newsid_2511000/2511263.stm"><span class="h1">1967: First all-British satellite 'Ariel 3' launched</span></a><br> The first ever all-British satellite is successfully launched into orbit from the United States.<br clear="ALL"></font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <table width="486" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="fpl"> <tr> <td><img src="/shared/img/o.gif" width="486" height="15" alt="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="h"><div class="piitb"><font size="2" color="#deedfb"> Around this Day</font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/shared/img/o.gif" width="1" height="4" alt="" /></td> </tr> </table> <table width="486" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td width="238"><img src="/shared/img/o.gif" width="238" height="4" alt="" /></td> <td width="10"><img src="/shared/img/o.gif" width="10" height="4" alt="" /></td> <td width="238"><img src="/shared/img/o.gif" width="238" height="4" alt="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign = "top"> <table width="238" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td width="238" valign="top"> <div class="aro"><font size="2"><b><a href="/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/2/default.stm">2 May</a></b></font></div> <font size="2"><span class="ids">Top Story</span> <a href="/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/2/newsid_2480000/2480505.stm">1997: Labour routs Tories in historic election</a></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="238"><img src="/shared/img/o.gif" width="1" height="10" alt="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="238" valign="top"> <div class="aro"><font size="2"><b><a href="/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/3/default.stm">3 May</a></b></font></div> <font size="2"><span class="ids">Top Story</span> <a href="/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/3/newsid_2481000/2481291.stm">1986: Bomb kills 21 in Sri Lanka</a></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="238"><img src="/shared/img/o.gif" width="1" height="10" alt="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="238" valign="top"> <div class="aro"><font size="2"><b><a href="/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/4/default.stm">4 May</a></b></font></div> <font size="2"><span class="ids">Top Story</span> <a href="/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/4/newsid_2503000/2503195.stm">1979: Election victory for Margaret Thatcher</a></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="238"><img src="/shared/img/o.gif" width="1" height="10" alt="" /></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="10"><img src="/shared/img/o.gif" width="10" height="4" alt="" /></td> <td valign = "top"> <table width="238" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td width="238" valign="top"> <div class="aro"><font size="2"><b><a href="/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/6/default.stm">6 May</a></b></font></div> <font 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