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05 October
Ardnamurchan lighthouse lit for the first time
14 November
Dounreay fast breeder reactor goes online
19 May
Lord Leverhulme buys the Isle of Lewis
01 March
Scotland votes for an independent parliament
08 March
Oor Wullie makes his first appearance in print
