Every week we go back to re-visit some of the significant happenings that took place in living memory; just about, for some of us.
To remind ourselves of how life has changed and how some things stay the same it is fascinating to note what made the news this week in history, starting 21th September
1970: Soviet probe collects moon rock – The Russian space probe, Luna 16, is the first to land on the Moon and collect rock samples to bring back to Earth
1980: War breaks out between Iran and Iraq – Iraq bombs several Iranian air and military supply bases, including Tehran’s international airport, at the start of what appears to be all-out war.
2000: Redgrave wins fifth Olympic gold – British rower Steve Redgrave makes Olympic history at the Sydney Games by winning his fifth consecutive gold medal.
1975: First Britons conquer Everest – Dougal Haston and Doug Scott become the first Britons to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain.
Celebrity birthdays
21st – Film actor Bill Murray is 65 and novelist Stephen King is 68
22nd – Opera singer Andrea Bocelli is 57
23rd – Rock singer Bruce Springsteen is 66 and “Idiot Abroad” actor Karl Pilkington is 43.
25th – Actor Will Smith is 47 and one half of TV presenters ‘Ant and Dec’, Declan Donnelly is 39
