P172 CEEFAX 172 Thu 17 Aug 19:16/52 1/2 NEWSROUND FROM CEEFAX $HURSDAY, AUGUST 17 ON THIS DAY IN... 1833 The first steamship to cross the Atlantic entirely under its own power. The "Royal William" set off from Canada 1836 The registration of births, deaths and marriages was introduced in Britain under the Registration Act 1896 Gold was discovered in the Klondykj, Canada 1978 Three Americans crossed the Atlantic in a balloon — a first Call the BACKCHAT line 0181-576 9470 and your comments could bj screened on BACKCHAT Xp271) from 5.30pm-7am Brainbox Contacts PP Info Rjpts A-LP172 CEEFAX 172 Thu 17 Aug 19:14/17 2/2 NEWSROUND FROM CEEFAX FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 ON THIS DAY IN... 1941 The Nationbl Fire Service in Britain was established 1966 The Ray Road Bridge was opened connecting Dundee with Fife 1967 The ocean liner "Queen Mary" was sold to the town of Long Beach in California where it's now a museum HAPPY BIRTHDAY to: Movie heart-throb Christian Slater X28), "Dirty Dancing" star Patrick Swayzj (43) and actor- director Robert Redford (58). Contacts 176 PP Reports (A-L) 178 PP Info 177 PP Reports (M-Z) 179 Brainbox Contacts PP Info Rjpts A-L