This Day in History | 1960 BBC unveils TV ‘factory’

The first studio production from the building was broadcast at 1935 GMT and featured some of Britain’s most well-known entertainers, including Arthur Askey and Eric Robinson. The west London complex has

This Day in History | 1959 Queen and Eisenhower open seaway

Crowds cheered and waved flags, church bells rang out, sirens wailed and bands played as the Royal Yacht Britannia began the first leg of the journey from Montreal harbour to

This Day in History |1950 UN condemns North Korean invasion

The United States President Harry S Truman has gone a step further and urged western nations to go out to Korea and help repel the communist invasion. “By their actions

This Day in History | 1983 US astronaut Sally Ride returns

Ms Ride, a former tennis champion, decided to become an astronaut in 1977 after she saw a Nasa advertisement in the campus newsletter while studying English and physics. She was one

This Day in History | 1983 Pope meets banned union leader Walesa

It is the second time Pope John Paul II - who was formerly Archbishop of Krakow - has returned to his native Poland since he became head of the Roman

This Day in History | 1974 IRA bombs parliament

The explosion is suspected to have fractured a gas main and a fierce fire spread quickly through the centuries-old hall in one of Britain’s most closely-guarded buildings. Scotland Yard detectives have

This Day in History | 1996 Huge explosion rocks central Manchester

The bomb exploded at about 1120 BST on Corporation Street outside the Arndale shopping center. It is the seventh attack by the Irish Republican group since it broke its ceasefire

This Day in History | 1975 Gandhi found guilty of corruption

The verdict was delivered by Mr Justice Sinha at Allahabad High Court. It came almost four years after the case was brought by Raj Narain, the premier’s defeated opponent in

This Day in History | 1999 Nato calls off air war on Kosovo

The Serb leader Slobodan Milosevic finally agreed to the pull out last night after first winning a concession from Nato for extra time to complete the withdrawal. Thousands of Nato

This Day in History | 1975 First live broadcast of Parliament

Secretary of State for Industry Tony Benn was the first minister to be questioned in Parliament live on air, starting a debate which some listeners said was difficult to follow

This Day in History | 1989 Massacre in Tiananmen Square

Tanks rumbled through the capital’s streets late on 3 June as the army moved into the square from several directions, randomly firing on unarmed protesters. The injured were rushed to hospital

This Day in History | 1957 Noel Coward comes home

He arrived at Southampton on the Queen Elizabeth liner dressed in a black tweed jacket with a white diamond pattern, dark trousers and a black and white check bow tie. He

This Day in History | 1953 Queen Elizabeth takes coronation oath

In front of more than 8,000 guests, including prime ministers and heads of state from around the Commonwealth, she took the Coronation Oath and is now bound to serve her

This Day in History | 1968 Manchester Utd win European Cup

Ten years after the Munich air crash, which killed eight of Matt Busby’s young team, Manchester United have reached the pinnacle of European football. Celtic became the first Scottish and British

This Day in History | 1967 Sir Francis Chichester sails home

Sir Francis is the first man to race around the world solo with only one port of call, Sydney. About 250,000 well-wishers cheered and sang, welcoming home the 65-year-old adventurer

This Day in History | 1964 Light goes out in India as Nehru dies

He was taken ill in the early hours of this morning at his house in New Delhi. He had returned from holiday at a hill station near the capital the

This Day in History | 1950 UK drivers cheer end of fuel rations

The Minister of Fuel and Power, Philip Noel-Baker, told the House of Commons rationing would be abolished because two American companies had agreed a deal to supply oil in return

This Day in History | 1966 Cooper loses to world champ Clay

Cooper’s hopes of bringing the title back to the UK were dashed one minute and 38 seconds into the sixth round when the referee stopped the fight - a deep

This Day in History: 1997 Labour to stub out tobacco sponsorship

The announcement, made in a speech to the Royal College of Nursing’s annual conference in Harrogate, could spell the end of the British Formula One Grand Prix. Other sports like rugby,

This Day in History: 1954 Queen returns after lengthy voyage

Thousands flocked to the banks of the River Thames to see the Royal Yacht Britannia bringing the Queen home. Ships’ sirens and factory hooters welcomed the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh

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