On this day

51 YEARS AGO (1967)

Our front page celebrated the return to the UK of Francis Chichester, 65, who became the first man to sail single-handedly around the world, in Gypsy Moth IV.

65 YEARS AGO (1953)

New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa, Tenzing Norgay, became the first to conquer Mount Everest via the south face.

36 YEARS AGO (1982)

Pope John Paul II made a historic visit to Canterbury Cathedral, becoming the first pontiff to do so, as part of a six-day visit to Britain.