The most historical events captured on film over the past 100 years
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Major wins. Shakes hands with No 10 staff. Goes out into Downing Street and meets people.Stands on step and waves. Chris Patten and Major on step. Children with balloons arrive. Defeated Labour leader Neil Kinnock in Ealing.
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Patten walkabout in Hong Kong 1992
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Includes: shots of Saddam Hussein pre-Kuwait invasion; Norman Schwarzkopf with troops; Thatcher on Saddam 'Saddam Hussein is now trying in his tactics to hide behind Western women and children and use them as human shields'; troops arriving in Saudi Arabia; tanks on exercises in the desert; aeroplanes on exercise; Gen. Colin Powell with troops; George Bush speech on 'this will not be another Vietnam'; anti-war demonstration in London; Prince Charles with troops in desert; Iraqi Foreign Minister speech saying they will defend country; Stealth take-off and in-flight; night bombing raids; flak; wreckage; planes on aircraft-carriers; Cruise missile launch; Schwarzkopf describing bombing raid; SCUDS over Israel; ships firing; Al-Khafji attack; troop convoy enters Kuwait; tanks and artillery firing; tanks advance; missiles fired; night battle; burnt-out tanks; Iraqi troops surrenders; American injured; entry into Kuwait; Schwarzkopf at surrender meeting; more wreckage including Road to Basra
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An Asian student fires two blank shots from a starting pistol at the Prince of Wales in Kang, Australia.
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Services available in the US. Woman in living room watching computer linked TV. Uses home videophone link.US computer exhibition. Demonstration of images being sent over telephone line (early ISDN!) Computer “scribble pad"demonstrated. Doctor performing diagnosis of patients via video link.
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English fans herded up in Bologna at World cup; previous night's violence.
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Namibia independence celebrations in 1990.
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Clinton wins election. Bill and Hillary Clinton pose for group picture. Clinton clowns for camera with mother. Clinton walkabout. Signs autographs. Scenes as results come in. Clinton speech. Bill and Hillary pointing towards audience. Hillary making thumbs up gesture ( dur 4 secs).
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Computer millennium bug scare.
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Prior to the chancellor's budget announcement, lack of confidence in economy and recent reccession has affected the construction industry and house buying market.
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KUWAIT: Kuwait City: Local Kuwaitis celebrate freedom from the Iraqis, a kuwaiti soilder is reunited with friends and the kuwaiti flag is flown again. Then they get to the business of defacing the portrait of the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
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US: Washington DC: White House: Defeated US President George Bush and wife Barbara making their way through crowd of supporters and up onto platform with a small farewell speech. " Its been a wonderful four years" he said.

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