Ryan press biography

1964Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes Zambia.1975In Iceland, 90% of women take part in a national strike, refusing to work in protest of gender inequality.1980The government of Poland legalizes the Solidarity trade union.1986Nezar Hindawi is sentenced to 45 years in prison, the longest sentence handed down by a British court, for the attempted bombing of an El Al flight at Heathrow Airport.1990Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti reveals to the Italian parliament the existence of Gladio, the Italian NATO force formed in 1956, intended to be activated in the event of a Warsaw Pact invasion.1992The Toronto Blue Jays become the first Major League Baseball team based outside the United States to win the World Series.1998Deep Space 1 is launched to explore the asteroid belt and test new spacecraft technologies.2003Concorde makes its last commer