ON THIS DAY
1671: Irish adventurer Capt Thomas Blood made an unsuccessful attempt to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower Of London.
1955: West Germany joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato).
1946: Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy, abdicated.
1971: Elizabeth Bonner ran the female world record marathon in a time of 3:01:42.
1978: The body of former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro was found in the boot of a car in central Rome, a victim of the Red Brigade.
1988: Australia’s new parliament house was opened by the Queen in Canberra.
1994: Mass murderer Joel Rifkind was found guilty in New York City.
2012: United States President Barack Obama officially stated his support for same sex marriage.
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: US fastfood giant Wendy’s announced they’d be returning to the UK after a 20-year hiatus.