1804: British engineer Richard Trevithick demonstrated the first steam engine to run on rails.

1858: The first electronic burglar alarm was installed in Boston.

1931:The New Statesman was published for the first time.

1952: Identity cards in Britain were scrapped.

1956: The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme was set up.

1960: All private businesses in Cuba were nationalised by Fidel Castro.

1961: The Beatles made their Cavern Club debut.

1964: £10 notes were issued for the first time since the Second World War.

1965: American black muslim leader, Malcolm X, was shot dead at a meeting in New York.

1983: Kajagoogoo were Too Shy at the top of the British charts.

1995: The RAF presented Flight Lieutenant Jo Sauter as their first female bomber pilot.

1997: The Bridgewater Four were released.