On this day

22 YEARS AGO (1995)

Our front page revealed how OJ Simpson was set to make £60million from TV interviews after being acquitted of the double murder of his wife Nicole and friend Ronald Goldman. Earlier this week, Simpson was freed from prison after serving nine years for an unrelated armed robbery.

41 YEARS AGO (1976)

British Rail launched its InterCity 125 service between London and Bristol.

60 YEARS AGO (1957)

Russia sent the Sputnik satellite into space. It orbited 560 miles above the Earth.