NEWS
1878 - Milk was delivered in glass bottles for the first time.
1935 - Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific.
1940 - Rationing hit Britain. Butter, sugar and bacon were obtainable only with coupons.
1946 - The first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly took place in London.
1948 - The first supermarket in Britain opened at Monor Park in London.
1949 - The first recorded snowfall fell in Los Angeles.
1963 - Fire damaged seven floors of the Empire State Building in New York.
1973 - Hitler's car was sold for $153,000 at an Arizona auction.
1998 - Northern Ireland Secretary of State Mo Mowlam went inside the H-blocks at the Maze Prison to talk to Loyalist prisoners.
SPORT
1994 - Torvill and Dean won the British Ice-dancing Championships with nine perfect sixes for their routine.
1982 - Stevie Davis scored the fist televised maximum break of 147 during a match with John Spencer at the Lada Snooker Championship.
2000 - Tiger Woods became the first player since 1953 to win five golf tournaments in a row, after winning the Mercedes Championships in Hawaii.
2001 - Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona landed in Rome and was met by Italian police investigating claims he owed them £16 million.
ENTERTAINMENT
1924 - Columbia Pictures was founded.
1930 - The Mickey Mouse comic strip made its debut.
1989 - '42nd Street' closed on Broadway after eight years and 3,486 performances.
2001 - Wikipedia, the collaborative internet encyclopedia, was established.
MUSIC
1957 - Elivs Presley recorded 'All Shook Up'.
1962 - Cliff Richard became the first British artist to enter the UK singles chart at number one.
1963 - The first disco, 'Whisky-a-go-go' opened in Los Angeles.
2001 - Guns 'n' Roses announced their first European tour in eight years.
NUMBER ONES
2006 - Shayne Ward: 'That's My Goal'.
2005 - Elvis Presley: 'Jailhouse Rock'.
2003 - Girls Aloud: 'Sound Of The Underground'.
2000 - Westlife: 'I Have A Dream/Seasons In The Sun'.
1998 - Steps: 'Perfect Day'.
1982 - Bucks Fizz: 'The Land Of Make Believe'.
1977 - David Soul: 'Don't Give Up On Us'.
1967 - Tom Jones: 'Green Green Grass of Home'.
