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8 December 1864: the Clifton Suspension Bridge opens
The Clifton Suspension Bridge, based on Isambard Kingdom Brunel's design, was finally opened on this day in 1864.
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7 December 1732: First Covent Garden Theatre opens
Features On this day in 1732, after a successful fundraising drive, the first theatre opened on the site of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.
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1 December 1990: breakthrough in the Channel tunnel
Features On this day in 1990, Graham Fagg and Philippe Cozette shook hands 40m below the sea bed, 14 miles from the English coast and ten from the French.
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1 December 1942: the Beveridge Report proposes a welfare state for Britain
With the Second World War still raging, the popular Beveridge Report was published on this day in 1942, proposing a welfare state be set up after the war
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30 November 1999: BAE Systems formed in £7.7bn merger
On this day in 1999, British Aerospace merged with Marconi Electronic Systems to form BAE Systems, one of the biggest arms manufacturers in the world
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13 October 1958: Paddington Bear arrives in Britain
Features The little Paddington bear from "darkest Peru" appeared for the first time when "A Bear Called Paddington" was published on this day in 1958
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13 October 1884: Greenwich adopted as the prime meridian
Features On this day in 1884, Greenwich was chosen as the prime meridian of longitude, settling the matter of time once and for all.
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12 October 1948: the first Morris Minor is produced
Features The first of 1.3 million Morris Minors, Britain’s cheap post-war runabout, rolled off the production lines on this day in 1948
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28 May 1937: the Volkswagen car company is formed
Features On this day in 1937, Volkswagen, now the world's second-biggest vehicle-maker, was founded as the 'Society to Prepare the German People’s Car'.
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