TODAY: THURSDAY, NOV 2, 2017

On this day

27 YEARS AGO (1990)

Our front page told how Margaret Thatcher was “fighting for her political life” after Deputy PM Sir Geoffrey Howe resigned over her tough stance on Europe.

100 YEARS AGO (1917)

The Balfour Declaration proclaimed British support for a Jewish state in Palestine. It also included a statement intended to safeguard existing non-Jewish communities.

58 YEARS AGO (1959)

The first section of the M1 opened between Watford and Rugby. It had no speed limits, lights or central reservation.