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16 March 1872: Wanderers win the first FA Cup final
Features On this day in 1872 Wanderers FC beat the Royal Engineers 1-0 at the Kennington Oval to win the first ever contesting of the Football Association Challenge Cup.
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The best bank switching offers – get up to £175
The best bank switching offers are making a comeback. The top deal currently offers up to £175 – are you eligible and how do you switch current accounts?
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8 March 1817: the New York Stock Exchange is formed
Features On this day in 1817, a group of brokers moved out of a New York coffee house to form what would become the biggest stock exchange in the world.
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The Cato Street Conspiracy unravels
The Bow Street Runners burst in on the Cato Street conspirators, frustrating their plans to massacre the entire Cabinet, on this day in 1820.
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22 February 1974: Patty Hearst ransom food riots
On this day in 1974, people rioted at food distribution centres in San Francisco, set up as part of a ransom payment for kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst.
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23 February 1963: The case of the electrified Land Rover
Features On this day in 1963, an unsuspecting bobby gets a shock when he stumbles upon an electrified Land Rover.
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11 January 1569: England holds its first lottery draw
Features Outside Old St Paul's Cathedral in London, England's first lottery draw got underway on this day in 1569.
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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
