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How Pickles the dog saved England’s World Cup (1966)
The Jules Rimet trophy disappeared for good when it was stolen in Brazil in 1983. But it had gone missing once before, in 1966, only to be retrieved from under a south London bush by Pickles the dog.
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Superstars: Beatles return to UK after first US tour
The Beatles’ seminal appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in the United States took place 50 years ago, on 9 February 1964. On their return to the UK, the Fab Four were quizzed by an ITN reporter.
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Fancy a ‘perishing’ swim? (How we did it back then)
Covering the news on Christmas Day is always challenging – and was equally so in 1965 when ITN sent their roving reporter John Shearer to Hyde Park to interview the regular Serpentine race swimmers.
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So what’s Christmas all about? (how we did it back then)
The primary class of 1972 explain to ITN’s reporter Victoria Brittain what the spirit of Xmas is all about. Have things really changed that much?
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JFK assassination: Dallas one year on – ITN archive (1964)
In November 1964, days before the first anniversary of the assassination of President John F Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, ITN sent Peter Woods to assess the effect of the killing on the city.
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Harold Wilson on the Kennedy legacy – ITN archive (1963)
Harold Wilson had been Labour leader for 10 months when he attended John F Kennedy’s funeral in November 1963. He tells ITN Kennedy’s legacy will be “speedier action on human rights”.
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London reaction to JFK assassination – ITN archive (1963)
On the week of the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination, we look back at archive footage from 1963. Here, American citizens in London gather at the US embassy to express their grief.
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England v Poland at Wembley – ITN archive (1973)
England face Poland tonight at Wembley, needing a win to be certain of World Cup qualification. Almost exactly 40 years ago, the national side were in a similar position, as ITN’s David Rose reported.
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ITN archive: Gibraltar votes to stay British (1967)
Britain and Spain have been sporadically at loggerheads over Gibraltar since 1704. In 1967 the territory held its first-ever referendum, producing a resounding vote in favour of British sovereignty.
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Immigration archive: Conservative divisions (1994)
The Conservative party, past and present, has often seemed bitterly divided about European integration, the threat of open national borders and the free movement of people throughout the EU.
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Immigration archive: resettling the boat people (1984)
The end of the Vietnam war prompted an exodus of refugees, 19,000 of whom found their way, via Hong Kong, to the UK. A 1984 Channel 4 News looked at how one Vietnamese family had fared in Britain.
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Nudist beach opens in Brighton (1980) – ITN archive
Viewers tuning in on 1 April 1980 may have thought they were the victims of a hoax, as ITN reported the opening of the UK’s first nudist breach in Brighton.
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Easter parade, Battersea Park (1980) – ITN archive
April 1980. What do you do if it’s a quiet news day and someone says: “There’s an Easter parade at Battersea Park. Get down there and give me a minute on it!”?
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Easter weddings: for love or money (1961) – ITN archive
The charming ITN archive catalogue card for this item on Easter weddings from 1 April 1961 is titled: “Was it to get a rebate?”
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London Underground at 150: Oyster card for ma’am?
As the London Underground marks its 150th birthday, Channel 4 News digs out three films from the ITN archive featuring some royal tube rides (oh, and commuters complaining about overcrowding).