On this day

104 YEARS AGO (1918)

We showed the celebrations following the Allies’ victory in the First World War, with King George V and Queen Mary greeting jubilant crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

95 YEARS AGO (1927)

Leon Trotsky was expelled from the ruling Communist Party after leading a failed campaign against rival Stalin. He was killed by a Soviet agent in Mexico in 1940.

38 YEARS AGO (1984)

Tory Chancellor Nigel Lawson announced the £1 note would be withdrawn and replaced with a £1 coin. The £1 note ceased to be legal tender on March 11, 1988.