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 25th January
2004: Nasa rover looks for water on Mars – The second of two Nasa rovers sent to explore Mars has landed on the surface of the planet, where it will look for signs of water
1982: UK unemployment tops three million – The number of people out of work in Britain rises above three million for the first time since the 1930s
1945: Auschwitz death camp liberated – The Red Army liberates the Nazi’s biggest concentration camp at Auschwitz in southern Poland.
1965: Last farewell to Churchill – Thousands of people pay their last respects to Britain’s greatest wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill who is buried today after a full state funeral.
1983: British drivers ordered to belt up – Drivers and front-seat passengers must wear seatbelts under a new law designed to reduce road deaths.
Celebrity Birthdays
25th – Pop singer Alicia Keys is 35
26th – Football coach Jose Mourinho is 53
27th – TV actor Alan Cumming is 50 and Take That singer Mark Owen is 44
28th – French politician Nicolas Sarkozy is 61
