IT HAPPENED TODAY
1852:
The building of the new House of Commons was completed with the opening of the Press Gallery.
1952:
Queen Elizabeth II opened her first Parliament.
1958:
Baroness Elliott of Harwood became the first woman to address the House of Lords.
And elsewhere:
1843:
Nelson’s Column was completed in Trafalgar Square, London.
1862:
Richard Jordan Gatling patented his machine gun.
1918:
The German fleet mutinied at Kiel.
1922:
The tomb of Tutankhamen
was discovered by Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter.
1952:
Dwight D Eisenhower defeated Adlai Stevenson in the US presidential election.
1963:
The Beatles played at the Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen Mother.
1979:
Iranian students stormed the US Embassy in Tehran and held more than 60 staff and Marines hostage.
1980:
Ronald Reagan was elected 40th US president.
1992:
Democrat Bill Clinton won the US presidential election.
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR:
The Duchess of Cambridge met inmates at a women’s prison as part of her work on addiction and mental health.
BIRTHDAYS:
Loretta Swit, actress, 80; Malandra Burrows, actress, 52; Matthew McConaughey, actor, 48; Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs, rap star, 48; Luis Figo, former footballer, 45; Louise Redknapp, singer/ television presenter, 43; Heather Tom, actress, 42.