On This Day
1603: Elizabeth I dies and is succeeded by James VI of Scotland, unifying the English and Scottish crowns. (click image for more information)
1944: In the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III in Germany, 79 Allied airmen flee but 50 are caught and shot.
1999: Nato begins bombing Serb forces in Kosovo, where atrocities are being committed against ethnic Albanians.
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