NEWS

1429 - Joan of Arc defeated the English army at Orleans.

1915 - The Lusitania liner was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland.

1928 - Women between the ages of 21 and 30 were allowed to vote for the first time. It was known as the 'Flappers Vote'.

1937 - The German airship 'Hindenburg' caught fire over New Jersey, killing 36 passengers.

1945 - The remaining German forces surrendered.

1960 - Leonid Brezhnev became President of the USSR.

1990 - Estonia declared its independence from the USSR.

1994 - Nelson Mandela was sworn in as President of South Africa.

SPORT

1907 - The first Isle of Man TT race was held.

1954 - Roger Bannister became the first man to run a mile in under four minutes.

1984 - The USSR announced they would be boycotting that year's Los Angeles Olympics.

1997 - A computer called Deep Blue beat World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov, in a match in Philadelphia.

2002 - Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-0 in the FA Cup Final, with Ray Parlour and Freddie Ljungberg scoring.

ENTERTAINMENT

1896 - The Daily Mail was published for the first time.

1927 - The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science was founded, at the instigation of Louis B. Meyer.

1973 - Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward won the Pulitzer Prize for their investigation of Watergate.

2004 - The final episode of 'Friends' was broadcast in the US. Advertisers were charged a record £2.2 million a minute.

MUSIC

1956 - Gene Vincent recorded the classic 'Be-Bop-A-Lula'.

1970 - The final Beatles album, 'Let It Be', was released.

1972 - Reg Dwight changed his name by deed poll to Elton Hercules John.

1986 - Boy George appeared in an episode of 'The A Team'

1998 - Gary Glitter was charged with indecent assault.

NUMBER ONES

2006 - Gnarls Barkley: 'Crazy'

2002 - Holly Valance: 'Kiss Kiss'.

2000 - Britney Spears: 'Oops!... I Did It Again'.

1987 - Starship: 'Nothing's Gonna Stop US Now'.

1982 - Nicole: 'A Little Peace'.