1974 - Swedish pop group ABBA won the 19th annual Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton, Sussex, with 'Waterloo'.

1621 - The Mayflower departed for England after having deposited 102 Pilgrims at what became the American colony of Plymouth (Massachusetts), United States.

1934 - Yorkshireman Percy Shaw laid the first "cats' eyes" along the centre of the road at an accident black spot near Bradford.

1933 - Everest was conquered for the first time by plane when 2 specially built British planes made aviation history by flying over the summit. The pilots were the Marquis of Douglas and Clydesdale and Flight Lieutenant David McIntyre.

1962 - A new style of pedestrian crossing (the Panda crossing) was launched in London by the Minister of Transport, Ernest Marples.

2000 - The Enigma machine, used by the Germans to encrypt messages in the Second World War, was stolen from Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire and a ransom was demanded for its return.

1972 - The CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) organizes a four day demonstration against nuclear arms including a march to Aldermaston.

1974 - Red Rum won the Grand National at Aintree for the second year running. The horse won it's 3rd Grand National in 1977.

1848 - Niagara Falls waterfall stopped flowing due to an ice jam in Lake Erie. The flow stopped for 30 to 40 hours, and it’s the only time it’s recorded to have happened.