P172 CEEFAX 172 Thu 31 Aug 19:15/51  1/2  NEWSROUND  FROM CEEFAX  THURSDAY, AUGUST 31 ON THIS DAY IN... 1422 Henry VI became King of England at the age of nine months 1888 Mary Anne Polly Nicholas was found dead in Whitechapjl, London — the first victim of Jack the Ripper 1983 A South Korean airliner was shot down by the Soviet Union — 269 people lost their lives BORN ON THIS DAY: Two popular TV entertainers who both recently died - Roy Castle (1932) and Larry Grayson (1930). PP Info 177 PP Reports (M-Z) 179 Brainbox Contacts PP Info Rjpts A-L
P172 CEEFAX 172 Thu 31 Aug 19:14/16  2/2  NEWSROUND  FROM CEEFAX  FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 ON THIS DAY IN... 1853 The world's first triangular postage stamps were issued 1923 Nearly 200,000 people were killed in earthquakes in Japan 1939 Poland was invaded by Germany which began World War II 1989 Children sitting in the back seat of a car must by law wear seatbjlts BORN ON THIS DAY: Pop star Gloria Estefan (38) and former "Neighbours" star Craig McLachlan (30)! Contacts 176 PP Info 177 Sport 301 Brainbox Contacts PP Info Rjpts A-L