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21 January 1976: Concorde’s first commercial flight
Features Concorde finally entered commercial service on this day in 1976, almost seven years after its maiden flight, and at a total cost of £1.3 billion
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8 January 1835: US national debt hits $0
By selling land, collecting taxes and cutting public spending, the US national debt was brought down to $0 for the first and only time in the country’s history on this day in 1835
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MoneyWeek turns 25: Vote for your favourite MoneyWeek cover in our poll
Poll As MoneyWeek reaches an important milestone, we’re inviting readers to choose their favourite cover from over the years. Vote in our poll.
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27 August 1995: Rugby Union turns professional
On this day in 1995, the International Rugby Board agreed to bring the era of amateur rugby to an end.
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26 June 1906: The first Grand Prix
The first 'proper' Grand Prix on closed public roads was held by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), on this day in June 1906.
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23 June 1725: The Malt Tax riots break out across Scotland
Rioting erupted in Hamilton and spread across Scotland after excise officials arrived to implement the Malt Tax on this day in 1725.
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23 May 1934: Bonnie and Clyde killed in ambush
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow became infamous in the 1930s for robbing banks. But their notoriety ultimately proved their undoing.
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21 May 1916: The first day of British Summer Time
For the first British Summer Time on this day in 1916, millions of Britons put their clocks forward an hour
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3 April 1948: Marshall Plan signed into law
Features On this day in 1948, Secretary of State George Marshall’s European Recovery Program, otherwise known as the Marshall Plan, is adopted.
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