1994: Market massacre in Sarajevo

A mortar bomb explodes in the main market square in Sarajevo killing 68 and wounding 200 people.

1996: First GM food goes on sale in UK

Two British supermarket chains will be stocking genetically modified tomato puree from today – the first GM food to be sold in this country.

1974: Newspaper heiress kidnapped

The 19-year-old daughter of the millionaire American publisher, Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped from her home in California.

1968: Trawler sinks – 18 feared dead

Another trawler from Hull sinks off the coast of Iceland, with all hands on board – the third in three weeks.

1982: Laker Airways goes bust

Pioneering budget airliner Laker Airways collapses owing £270 million to banks and other creditors.

1953: Sweet rationing ends in Britain

The rationing of confectionery ends after 10 years, with schoolchildren first in the queue for unlimited sweets and chocolate.

via BBC ON THIS DAY | Front Page.