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1997: United Kingdom
The two major events in the United Kingdom during 1997 were the general election on May 1, which ended the 18-year Conservative dominance of government with a smashing triumph at the polls for the Labor Party, and the extraordinary outpouring of grief at the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, on...
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