1974: Turkey invades Cyprus
Thousands of Turkish troops invade northern Cyprus after last-minute talks in the Greek capital, Athens, fail to reach a solution.

1969: Man takes first steps on the Moon
American Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the Moon.

1991: Citizen's charter promises better services
British Prime Minister John Major launches a citizen's charter to improve public services.

1980 Cliff Richard received his OBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

1974: Nixon 'must hand over Watergate tapes'
The US Supreme Court orders President Nixon to surrender tape recordings of White House conversations about the Watergate affair.

2000: Concorde crash kills 113

Concorde crashes minutes after take-off from Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris killing 113 people.

1945: Churchill loses general election
Clement Attlee is Britain's new prime minister after Labour win a sweeping victory over the Conservatives.

Last of the Spitfire girls Mary Ellis - who flew 76 different aircraft during Second World War - dies at her home on the Isle of Wight aged 101

1978: Transatlantic balloonists in trouble
Two British balloonists battling to be the first to cross the Atlantic are in difficulties half way across the ocean.

1988: Ashdown to lead Britain's third party
The MP for Yeovil, Paddy Ashdown, is elected the first leader of the new Social and Liberal Democrat Party.

1981: Charles and Diana marry
Thousands line the streets of London to glimpse Prince Charles and Lady Diana on their wedding day.

1966: Football glory for England
England win football's World Cup for the first time since the tournament began in 1930.

1991: Superpowers to cut nuclear warheads
The US and the Soviet Union sign the Start treaty to reduce stockpiles of nuclear warheads by about a third.

1976: Lauda fights for life after Grand Prix crash
F1 racing driver Niki Lauda is in a critical condition in hospital after crashing at the German Grand Prix.