On this day in history...

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1965 - The Government announces it will introduce a blood alcohol limited for drivers with penalties for those caught above it.

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1978 - Cricketing star Ian Botham becomes first man in the history of the game to score a century and take eight wickets in one innings of a test match.

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1984 - The biggest exam shake-up for over ten years announced with O-Level and CSE exams to be replaced by a new exam, The General Certificate for Secondary Education (GCSE).

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1945 - The Japanese island of Okinawa falls to the Americans after a long and bloody battle.

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1981 - Mark Chapman changes his plea to guilty and admits he murdered John Lennon in December 1980.

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1955 - The Queen Elizabeth ocean liner leaves for New York on schedule despite attempts by striking seamen to delay her departure.

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1974 - The Labour Government admits Britain exploded a nuclear device in the United States a few weeks ago.

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2016......Britain has regained its independence.

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1950 - North Korea has invaded South Korea at several points along the two countries' joint border.

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1959 - The Queen and President Eisenhower inaugurate the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic.