ON THIS DAY
1831: The magnetic North Pole was located by Sir James Clark Ross on his Arctic exploration expedition with Admiral Parry.
1880: The first telephone box for public use, in New Haven, Connecticut, went into service.
1911: Britain’s first electric trolley buses began operating in Bradford and Leeds.
1915: Zeppelins carried out their first raid on London.
1935: Driving tests were introduced and L plates made compulsory in Britain.
1946: The first TV licences were issued in Britain, at a fee of £2.
1953: Gordon Richards became the first jockey to be knighted. Six days later he won the Derby at his 28th attempt.
1957: The first Premium Bond prize winners were drawn by the computer ERNIE, with a first prize of £1,000.
1958: The Clean Air Act came into force.
1966: Folk fans at the Royal Albert Hall booed Bob Dylan for performing with an electric guitar.
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: With visitor numbers down due to the pandemic, puffins back on the Farne Islands for breeding season were expanding their nesting sites, the National Trust said. BIRTHDAYS: Morgan Freeman, actor, 84; Brian Cox, actor, 75; Jan Harvey, actress, 74; Jonathan Pryce, actor, 74; Ronnie Wood, Rolling Stones guitarist, 74; Martin Brundle, former racing driver and commentator, 62; Nigel Short, chess player, 56; Jason Donovan, actor/ singer, 53; Heidi Klum, model and actress, 48; Alanis Morissette, singer, 47; Tom Holland, actor, 25.