ON THIS DAY

1536: Anne Boleyn and her brother, Lord Rochford, are tried and found guilty in England of adultery and incest.

1718: James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world’s first machine gun.

1918: World’s first airmail postal service begins between New York, Philadelphia and Washington. 1928: Steamboat Willie, the first cartoon talking picture starring Mickey Mouse, is shown at the Colony Theatre in New York.

1940: Nylon stockings go on sale for the first time in the United States.

2006: New Zealander Mark Inglis, who had lost both his legs to frostbite, becomes the first double amputee to conquer Mount Everest.

Birthdays: Brian Eno, UK singer-songwriter (1948-); Lisa Curry Kenny, Australian swimmer (1962-); Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player (1987-).