2020 - Caeden Thomson, aged 7, who was born 12 weeks early and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, climbed to the top of Ben Nevis, Britain’s highest mountain.

1988 - Kylie Minogue set a new UK record when her debut album Kylie, became the biggest selling album by a female artist in Britain, with sales of almost 2 million.

1900 - Britain’s first long distance bus service began between London and Leeds. The journey took 2 days!

2017 - Half a million people take part in a peace march in Barcelona, following terrorist attacks. The attack happened on August 17, when a van smashed into nearby walkers. Thirteen people were killed, while over 100 were injured.

1997 - Nintendo released the first-person shooter, GoldenEye 007, for the Nintendo 64. The game opened the FPS genre to the console market. It’s often credited for paving the way for the popularity of the Halo and Call of Duty franchises.

2016 - Astronomers announced the discovery of an Earth-like planet named Proxima b. The planet orbits the nearest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri, 4.22 lightyears away.

2005 - Hilary Lister, from Kent, became the first quadriplegic sailor to cross the English Channel. She achieved this by using controls powered by her breath to navigate her boat and made the crossing in six hours thirteen minutes.

2014 - ‘Upton Chippie’ in Gainsborough, which uses a coal-fired range and a 66 year old batter recipe, was listed alongside the finest restaurants in Britain in the Good Food Guide.

1996 - The new Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in Southwark, London, opened with a production of Two Gentlemen of Verona.