On this day

34 YEARS AGO (1984)

We reported Labour left winger Tony Benn had been selected as the party’s candidate for Chesterfield in for forthcoming by-election. Benn had lost his Bristol East seat in the 1983 election.

76 YEARS AGO (1942)

The flight carrying Hollywood star Carole Lombard crashed after taking off from Las Vegas airport, killing all 22 on board.

17 YEARS AGO (2001)

An oil tanker ran aground off the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific, spilling 180,000 gallons of fuel into the ocean.