On this day

35 YEARS AGO (1987)

A blaze on a wooden escalator at London King’s Cross Tube station at the height of the rush hour became a fireball, killing 31 and injuring over 100. It remains the Underground’s worst fire.

53 YEARS AGO (1969)

Apollo 12 became the second crewed mission to land on the Moon. Pete Conrad and Alan L Bean spent 31 hours carrying out research on the lunar surface.

28 YEARS AGO (1994)

THE first National Lottery draw produced seven £800,000 winners. In its first year Lotto raised £267m for the arts, sport and heritage and £154m for charity.