Previously on April 7
1978: Carter delays N-bomb production
The controversial neutron bomb developed by the Americans has been put on the back burner.
The bomb - properly called an Enhanced Radiation Weapon or ERW - is a specialised thermonuclear weapon which produces a minimal blast but releases large amounts of lethal radiation.
It is designed to kill people while minimising damage to property unlike a conventional nuclear missile.
more here
1968: Jim Clark killed in car smash
Motor racing world champion Jim Clark has been killed in a car crash during a Formula Two race at Hockenheim.
Clark, 32, was at the wheel of his Lotus-Cosworth which left the track at 170mph (274km/h), somersaulted through the air and collided with a tree on a remote part of the German track.
The twice Formula One champion, who sustained a broken neck and a fractured skull, was dead before he reached hospital.
more here
The controversial neutron bomb developed by the Americans has been put on the back burner.
The bomb - properly called an Enhanced Radiation Weapon or ERW - is a specialised thermonuclear weapon which produces a minimal blast but releases large amounts of lethal radiation.
It is designed to kill people while minimising damage to property unlike a conventional nuclear missile.
more here
1968: Jim Clark killed in car smash
Motor racing world champion Jim Clark has been killed in a car crash during a Formula Two race at Hockenheim.
Clark, 32, was at the wheel of his Lotus-Cosworth which left the track at 170mph (274km/h), somersaulted through the air and collided with a tree on a remote part of the German track.
The twice Formula One champion, who sustained a broken neck and a fractured skull, was dead before he reached hospital.
more here
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