On this day

74 YEARS AGO (1944) Our front page carried Hitler’s “Volkssturm” mobilisation of all German men between 16 and 60 as the Allies advanced towards his country’s border. 31 YEARS AGO (1987) The world stock market collapsed on Black Monday. In London, £50billion was wiped off share values as the FT 30 index dived by 183.7 points. 13 YEARS AGO (2004) Irish-born aid worker Margaret Hassan, 59, was abducted by insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq. She has never been found.