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American boxer Cassius Clay Aka (Muhammad Ali) and Britain'

American boxer Cassius Clay Aka (Muhammad Ali) and Britain's Henry Cooper (left) weigh-in for their non title bout at The London Palladium.
18th June 1963

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American Actress Mary Tyler Moore, at London Airport, on her way home to Los Angeles

American Actress Mary Tyler Moore, at London Airport, on her way home to Los Angeles after being here six weeks making a film Run a Crooked Mile with French actor Louis Jourdan. 18th July 1969American Actress Mary Tyler Moore, at London Airport, on her way home to Los Angeles after being here six weeks making a film Run a Crooked Mile with French actor Louis Jourdan. 18th July 1969

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The M1 Motorway, opened only 6 days ago, receives it's first vehicles

The M1 Motorway, opened only 6 days ago, receives it's first vehicles.
Picture shows the junction at Weedon, Northamptonshire, and a coach driving down the embankment to join the motorway.
The first section of the motorway opened between Junction 5 (Watford) and Junction 18 (Crick/Rugby) on 2 November 1959 together with the motorway's two spurs, the M10 (from Junction 7 to south of St Albans originally connecting to the A1) and the M45 (from Junction 17 to the A45 and Coventry).
Picture taken 8th November 1959

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