2004 - The Morecambe Bay cockling disaster. Twenty-three Chinese cockle pickers died after becoming trapped by incoming tides off the Lancashire coast. A further 15 cockle pickers survived and the disaster left an indelible mark on all those it affected.

1911 - Rolls-Royce commissioned their famous figurehead "The Spirit of Ecstasy". He used Lord Montague’s mistress, Eleanor Thornton, as his model.

2017 - The re-opening of the Tadcaster Bridge, which is believed to date from around 1700. The bridge collapsed on 29th December 2015 after flooding that followed Storm Eva. The loss of the bridge involved a 16 mile detour and loss of businesses in the town.

1901 - Queen Victoria State Funeral in St. George’s Chapel. After the funeral her coffin lay-in-state in The Albert Memorial Chapel for two days and was then taken to The Mausoleum by The Royal Horse Artillery.

1979 - Trevor Francis, aged 24, became the first £1m footballer in England, signing for Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest.

1967 - The Beatles spent a second day at Knole Park, Sevenoaks, to complete filming for the ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ promotional video.

2019 - Scientists reveal the discovery of a cavity six miles long and 1,000 feet deep under Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, leading to fears it might collapse and raise sea levels by two feet.

1985 - Oxford University snubbed Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher by refusing her an honorary degree. Academics led a campaign against honouring Mrs. Thatcher in protest against the government’s cuts in funding for education.

1986 - Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after takeoff, killing all seven crew members. Several crew survived the initial breakup of the craft but not the impact of the Atlantic Ocean. The explosion was caused by a failure of an O-ring seal in one of the solid rocket boosters, which led to a breach in the fuel tank.