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[/u]1916: A British-backed Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire is proclaimed with an attack on Medina.

1947: US statesman George Marshall proposes the 'Marshall Plan' - an aid programme for European reconstruction.

1967: The Six Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbours begins with a crushing Israeli pre-emptive strike.