ON DECEMBER 4th . . .

IN 1154, Nicholas Breakspear became the only Englishman ever to be elected Pope, becoming Adrian Iv.

IN 1937, the first issue of children’s comic The Dandy, best known for cartoon character Desperate Dan, was published.

In 1956, due to the seriousness of the Suez Crisis, petrol prices rose by one shilling (5p) to six shillings (30p) a gallon — or roughly 7p a litre in today’s money.