Foot and mouth disease (aphthae epizooticae) is an infectious disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals. Since 1967, Britain had been free of the disease, until an outbreak was detected on 19 February 2001 in pigs from Buckinghamshire and the Isle of Wight. The epidemic lasted until October, in which time over six million cows and sheep were killed, costing the U.K. an estimated £8 billion.
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Foot-and-mouth epidemic
 The first memorial was obviously sinking into the ground when our photo...
 The first memorial was obviously sinking into the ground when our...
British singer, best known for songs in the lovers rock genre. Born Islington. It is believed she died by suicide, at her Leytonstone home.
Wrestling coach. Born Yosef (or Yossef) Gutfreund in Romania. He was part of the Israeli team at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. He was awakened by Palestinian terrorists infiltrating the Olympic...
Person, Sport / Games, Tragedy, Germany, Israel/Palestine, Romania
Russian-born theatrical designer who worked with ballet choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton from his first choreographed ballet in 1926 until her accidental death in 1953. Fedorovitch designed for s...
Person, Art, Craft / Design, Dance, Theatre, Tragedy, Russia
Seven horses were killed by the bomb or as an act of mercy shortly after.  One, Sefton, was critically injured but survived to become a celebrity. The Daily Mail have another photo and an extremel...
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