January 2: 50 years ago Indonesia withdrew from the United Nations
January 2: We look back at the last 100 years, 50 years and 25 years and bring you what happened on this day in history
January 2:
1915 – Nine passengers are killed and 30 left injured after two trains collide whilst travelling in the same direction at Ilford on the Great Eastern Railway
1940 – British men aged 19 to 28 must be ready for a ‘call to the colours’ after the King signs a proclamation that could affect two million of them signing up
1965 – Indonesia’s ailing President Sukarno withdraws his country from the United Nations in a move believed to point to an intended invasion of Malaysia
1990 – Thousands of fans flock to Birmingham’s NEC Arena to watch Paul McCartney on the opening night of his British tour
2005 – Eleven-year-old Sylvia Lucas prepares to be reunited with her parents having been rescued following the tsunami disaster after clinging to a piece of wood for 24 hours
2010 – An NHS investigation is launched in Ipswich after three toddlers die of suspected meningitis within the space of a month