1939 - The great evacuation of children from British cities began. With the Second World War four days away, thousands of youngsters were moved to the country to avoid anticipated German bombing.

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. His parents had previously been told that Caeden would never sit, walk or talk.

2004 - British athlete Kelly Holmes secured a place in Olympic history by winning the 1500m gold in Athens. Holmes also won the 800m earlier and thus became the first Olympic Briton in 84 years to achieve the middle-distance double.

1955 - The first edition of “The Guinness Book of Records” is published (compiled by student twins Norris and Ross McWhirter) in Great Britain; it quickly proves to be a hit. It also holds it's own record as the world's most sold copyrighted book.

2017 - Hundreds of thousands of people marched peacefully through the streets of Barcelona due to a terrorist attack. 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.