On this day

77 YEARS AGO (1941)

Our front page told of the “magnificent work” of British troops in North and East Africa who were forcing “the Italians to fight on three fronts” in Libya, Sudan and Abyssinia.

46 YEARS AGO (1972)

The Commons witnessed angry scenes as Tory PM Ted Heath announced the jobless total had topped one million – the largest total since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

57 YEARS AGO (1961)

Millions around the world watched as Democrat John F Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President of the United States. Aged just 43, he was the youngest ever US President.