26 Oct	1956: Fighting spreads in Hungary revolution
27 Nov	1967: De Gaulle says 'non' to Britain - again
21 Aug	1968: Russia brings winter to 'Prague Spring'
19 Jan	1973: Super tug to defend fishing fleet
25 Nov	1973: Army deposes 'hated' Greek president
28 May	1974: Strikes topple NI power-sharing body
21 Jul	1974: Cyprus conflict spills into London
23 Jul	1974: Greek military rule gives in to democracy
30 Jul	1974: Peace deal for Cyprus
24 Apr	1975: Baader-Meinhof blow up embassy
11 Dec	1975: Attack on British vessels heightens Cod War
15 Sep	1978: German terror suspect arrested in UK
23 Feb	1981: Rebel army seizes control in Spain
13 Dec	1981: Military crackdown on Polish people
15 Dec	1982: Spain opens border with the Rock
01 Nov	1986: Chemical spill turns Rhine red
03 Jul	1987: Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie gets life
27 Jun	1991: Yugoslav troops move against Slovenia
19 Aug	1991: Hardliners stage coup against Gorbachev
18 Aug	1992: Serbian prison camps condemned
25 Jul	1993: Failed Bosnian ceasefire threatens peace
09 Aug	1993: Wounded Bosnian girl flown to UK
11 Dec	1994: Russian troops storm into Chechnya
23 Jul	1995: British forces sent to Sarajevo
21 Nov	1995: Balkan leaders agree to peace
14 Dec	1995: Bosnia peace accord ends three-year war
02 Jan	1996: US peacekeepers pour into Bosnia
03 Feb	1998: Military jet causes cable car tragedy
22 Sep	1998: Thousands flee fighting in Kosovo
09 May	1999: Chinese anger at embassy bombing
05 Oct	2000: Protesters storm Yugoslav parliament
06 Oct	2000: Milosevic quits, street celebrations continue
16 Feb	2001: Serbs killed in Kosovo pilgrimage