ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
US President Donald Trump scraps a planned visit to the UK in a row over the new American embassy in London, but does come to Britain later in the year.
4 years ago…Big Brother exit.
Coronation Street star Ken Morley is kicked out of the Celebrity Big Brother house after using “racist” language in a discussion about boxer Frank Bruno.
9 years ago… Earthquake hits Haiti.
A massive quake strikes the Caribbean nation with its epicentre just a few miles from the capital Port-au-Prince. It kills
230,000 people and leaves
895,000 homeless.
18 years ago…Sven is England football boss
The Three Lions get their first foreign coach, Sven Goran Eriksson, above. The Swede’s five-year reign is overshadowed by affairs with telly’s Ulrika Jonsson and secretary Faria Alam.
20 years ago…Holby City begins.
Holby City is first shown on BBC One as a weeknight spin-off to hit medical series Casualty. The hospital-based drama would star the likes of Angela Griffin and Lisa Faulkner.
32 years ago…Prince Edward quits.
The 22-year-old Royal decided to leave the Royal Marines, just a third of the way through his training. He later decides to follow a career in TV instead.
38 years ago…Dynasty debuts on TV.
The iconic soap opera, which would star Joan Collins, right, debuts on US telly. It revolves around two feuding oil families – the Carringtons and Colbys.
43 years ago…Agatha Christie dies.
The famous crime writer and creator of both Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, passes away aged 85. She leaves 66 detective novels and also wrote the world’s longest-running play – The Mousetrap.
50 years ago…Led Zeppelin’s first album. The British rock group, featuring singer Robert Plant, below, launch their first album called simply, Led Zeppelin.
The band would go on to sell
300million records.
71 years ago…UK’s first supermarket.
The Co-Op opened Britain’s first supermarket in Manor Park, London. The self-service store proved a hit and others soon followed.
97 years ago….HMS Victory’s new home.