On this day

19 YEARS AGO

We revealed elite British troops were ready to move into Kosovo after Serb dictator Slobodan Milosevic agreed to pull his forces out of the province.

63 YEARS AGO

TWO racing cars careered off the Le Mans track in France killing 77 people and injuring 77 more. The race carried on.

59 YEARS AGO

Britain’s first hovercraft, built by Christopher Cockerell, was launched in the Solent. They ran until 2000 across the Channel.