This Day in History: 1957 Cheers as petrol rationing ended

There were loud cheers in the House of Commons when the Paymaster General Reginald Maudling made the announcement that restrictions had been lifted because stocks were “at a satisfactory level”. Rationing

This Day in History: 1981 Thousands see Pope shot in Rome

Surgeons have performed a five-hour operation and say they hope he will make a full recovery. At about 1715 local time, the Pope was being driven in his Popemobile through a

This Day in History: 1967 Stansted to become London’s third airport

President of the Board of Trade Douglas Jay told the House Of Commons that the small airfield in Essex would become the site for a £47m international airport by 1974. Announcing

This Day in History: 1965 Huge Rhodesia election win for Smith

Mr Smith’s party took all 50 parliamentary seats reserved for whites and now has more than the two thirds majority necessary to change Rhodesia’s constitution. The main casualty was the Opposition

This Day in History: 1994 President and Queen open Channel

After travelling through the tunnel, which took eight years and billions of pounds to build, the Queen said it was one of the world’s great technological achievements. The tunnel is the

This Day in History: 1981 Bobby Sands dies in prison

The 27-year-old republican spent the last days of his life on a water bed to protect his fragile bones. He had been in a coma for 48 hours before being pronounced

This Day in History: 1975 Saigon surrenders

The President, Duong Van Minh, who has been in office for just three days, made the announcement in a radio broadcast to the nation early this morning. He asked his

This Day in History: 1993 Queen to open Palace doors

Much of the Palace, including the Queen’s private apartments, will remain closed, however, and the Queen herself will not be at home. The Palace will open only during August and

This Day in History: 2001 Royal aide on trial for murder

Jane Andrews, 34, denies murdering businessman Thomas Cressman, 39, at their home in Fulham, West London, in September last year. But Bruce Houlder QC, for the prosecution, told the Old Bailey

This Day in History: 1971 Haitian dictator dies

President Duvalier, who declared himself “president for life” in 1964, died at the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince. He is believed to have been seriously ill for some time - his ailments

This Day in History: 1955 Fleet Street papers back after strike

The stoppage was called off following an agreement on Tuesday night between electricians’ and engineers’ unions and the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association. The 700 maintenance men, who take care of the newspaper

This Day in History: 1987 MP on gay sex charges

Mr Proctor, who represents Billericay in Essex, said nothing to waiting journalists at Bow Street Magistrates’ Court in central London. In court, the MP was accused of committing three acts of

This Day in History: 1986 – US launches air strikes on Libya

Around 66 American jets, some of them flying from British bases launched an attack at around 0100hrs on Monday. The White House spokesman, Larry Speakes, has said that the strike was

This Day in History: 1976 Young Liberal leader cleared of robbery

Supporters in the public gallery at the Old Bailey in London clapped and cheered as the verdict was announced. The case is certain to raise new doubts about the validity of

This Day in History: 1986 Eastwood voted mayor by landslide

The turnout was double the norm in the picturesque seaside town, 80 miles (128 kilometres) south of San Francisco. The 55-year-old Hollywood star got nearly three-quarters of the vote. He polled 2,166

This Day in History: 1954 Oxford wins 100th Boat Race

The victorious Dark Blues beat Cambridge - also known as the Light Blues - by four-and-a-half lengths despite windy conditions and rough waters along the four-and-a-quarter mile (6.84km) course from

This Day in History: 1977 Hat trick for Red Rum

The steeple chaser won the race in 1973 and 1974 and came home second in the following two years. Before the race concern was expressed that at 12 the horse was

This Day in History: 1999 Britain gets first minimum wage

From today all adults must be paid at least £3.60 an hour and workers under the age of 22 must get no less than £3 an hour. A government body has

This Day in History: 1953 Queen Mary laid to rest in Windsor

The former Queen’s body was brought by car from London to Windsor in the early hours of this morning. It had lain-in-state at Westminster Hall from 29 to 30 March

This Day in History: 1981 President Reagan is shot

Five to six shots were fired as he left the Washington Hilton Hotel where he had been addressing a union convention, about one mile from the White House. A man,

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