1828: The Bank of England issued a one penny banknote.

1840: Sir Issac Pitman began the first correspondence course for his shorthand system.

1868: The last deported convicts landed in Australia.

1920: The Treaty of Versailles was ratified, officially ending World War I.

1946: The first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly took place in London.

1949: Vinyl records were launched by RCA (45rpm) and Columbia (33.3rpm).

1955: It was announced that Muffin the Mule's new owner was likely to be Mollie Blake, daughter of his creator, Annette Mills.

1957: Harold Macmillan was appointed British Prime Minister after Sir Anthony Eden resigned due to ill health.

1985: Sir Clive Sinclair launched the C5 electric car.

1988: Always On My Mind by the Pet Shop Boys was riding high at the top of the hit parade.

1991: Manchester United announced they were to become a public company.