NOW & THEN

2 On this day in 1934 Bruno Richard Hauptmann – pictured at his 1935 trial – was arrested over the kidnapping and murder of baby Charles Lindbergh Jr Sadat’s Camp David agreement to sign a peace treaty with Israel within three months.

1981: Black Friday on the Stock Exchange, the worst day for share prices for five years.

1983: St Kitts & Nevis declared independence from UK.

1985: Two earthquakes hit Mexico City, killing more than 12,000 people.

1991: Ötzi the Iceman was discovered by German tourists.

2001: President George W Bush ordered 100 combat aircraft to the Persian Gulf in preparation for a possible strike against Afghanistan and the terrorist leader Osama bin Laden.

2010: Politicians and royalty marked the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

2015: Japan defeated South Africa 34-32 in Brighton, causing the biggest upset in Rugby World Cup history.