1986 - Soviet authorities order the evacuation of Pripyat (est population 45,000), Chernobyl (est population 12,000) and 94 other villages (est total population 40,000) due to the Chernobyl Nuclear disaster.

1984 - The re-opening of the reconstructed Cavern Club in Liverpool located next to the original Club. In the early 1960s the Cavern Club became the most publicised pop music venue in the world.

2012 - A new initiative paired the Scottish hamlet of Dull with an American town named Boring. The Dull and Boring plan was hatched after a resident of Dull, near Aberfeldy in Perthshire, cycled through Boring in Oregon.

2014 - Yorkshire Sculpture Park won the £100,000 Art Fund Museum of the Year prize and was hailed as 'one of the finest outdoor museums one might ever imagine.

1982 - The launch of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer. The entry level model had 16 kB RAM and an external tape recorder was needed to load the majority of software.

1969 - British yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston sailed into Falmouth Harbour, completing the first non-stop solo voyage around the world.

1934 - The 'Surgeon's Photograph', the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, was published in the Daily Mail. In 1999, it was revealed to be a hoax.

1981 - Steve Davis became the world snooker champion at 23 years of age, beating Doug Mountjoy at Sheffield.

1775 - The Battle of Lexington and Concord began, which kicked off the American Revolutionary War between 1775 and 1783.