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April 1, 2006
(
2006-04-01
)
(Saturday)
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watch
Marcos Pontes
,
Brazil
's first
astronaut
, reaches the
International Space Station
.
(CNN)
A small aircraft goes missing whilst in flight towards
Rio de Janeiro
,
Brazil
, with 19 people on board.
TEAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 6865
is found to have crashed near
Saquarema
, about 100 km from Rio. There are no survivors.
(BBC)
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The
Serious Organised Crime Agency
, dubbed the 'British FBI', is launched in the United Kingdom.
(BBC)
First Great Western
,
First Great Western Link
and
Wessex Trains
combined into the new Greater Western franchise.
(BBC)
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