1858: Lake Victoria, the source of the Nile, was discovered by British explorer John Speke.

1914: Germany declared war on France.

1926: The first British traffic lights were installed at Piccadilly Circus in London.

1950: Communist China was denied entry to the United Nations.

1963: The Beatles played The Cavern Club in Liverpool for the last time.

1985: Madonna had her first number one single with Into The Groove.

1990: A record heat wave brought temperatures to 37.1 degrees Celsius.

1996: Girl Power was born when the Spice Girls claimed the number one spot with Wannabe.

1998: A survey revealed that men got more pleasure out of sex than women, but women found more pleasure in shopping than men. Where are they now?

If anyone who lived in Barrett Street, Bury, in the mid-1940s and knew Joyce Biggs, get in contact with her to catch up on old times. She can be contacted by e-mail at allnuts@ukonline.co.uk

Micahel Fletcher of America writes: "My great-great-great grandfather was the founder of Fletcher and Speight Printing in Bury in the late 1800s. He was also a magistrate and founder of the Brunswick United Methodist Church. His name was Lambert Fletcher and his son was T. P. Fletcher. They were both very involved in the church. In fact they were buried there.

"I know very little else about this part of my family. I need to know if this church is still around and what the church address is so that I can contact them for more information."

If anyone has any information about the Fletcher family or the Brunswick UMC, then contact Michael at mfletch@zebra.net

Irene Rashid (nee Murphy) of Florida, USA, would like to hear from anyone who went to Church Central School from1958-1961. IreneR9304@aol.com