2003
England wins Rugby World Cup in nail-biting final in Australia – first northern hemisphere team to do this
Great Britain
1990
Margaret Thatcher resigns as Conservative party leader (and Prime Minister) — John Major elected
1988
The US Air Force B-2 stealth bomber was publicly displayed for the first time.
1963
President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas
1955
Grace Archer dies
Great Britain
1955
Commercial TV starts in Britain – first advert was for Gibbs SR toothpaste – BBC Radio kills off Grace Archer in retaliation
Great Britain
1928
French composer Maurice Ravel’s ‘Bolero’ debuted in Paris .
1909
The Wright Brothers founded the Wright Company to manufacture their aircraft commercially
1830
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, becomes Prime Minister