On this day

96 YEARS AGO (1922)

Our front page showed the players in a political drama that resulted from the collapse of the Liberal/ Tory coalition government when PM Lloyd George was forced to resign.

41 YEARS AGO (1977)

Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines of US band Lynyrd Skynyrd were killed when their jet crashed in Mississippi. Steve’s sister Cassie, two pilots and a road crew manager also died.

34 YEARS AGO (1984)

The Marxist Prime Minister of Grenada, Maurice Bishop, was shot dead by members of the armed forces after wanting closer links with the US.