On This Day On This Day September 1, 1960: Gambling comes in from the cold as betting shops are made legal in Britain
On This Day On This Day September 2, 1967: Pirate radio boss captures North Sea fort - and declares the independent Principality of Sealand
On This Day On This Day September 3, 1939: Britain declares war on Germany after Hitler's troops invade Poland
On This Day On This Day September 4, 2006: 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin killed by stingray while filming TV show
On This Day On This Day September 5, 1997: Mother Teresa, the Angel of Calcutta, dies at the age of 87
On This Day On This Day September 6, 1997: Princess Diana laid to rest after emotional funeral at Westminster Abbey
On This Day On This Day September 8, 1966: US television boldly goes where no man has gone before as Star Trek debuts
On This Day On This Day September 9, 1956: Elvis stuns TV viewers with his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show
On This Day On This Day September 10, 2001: We don't want to give you that, TV bosses tell 'cheating major' Ingram
On This Day On This Day September 11, 2001: World looks on in horror as terror attacks on US cities leave 3,000 dead
On This Day On This Day September 12, 1977: Anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko dies in police custody
On This Day On This Day September 13, 1982: Australia is gripped as 'dingo baby' mother goes on trial for murder
On This Day On This Day September 14, 1982: Hollywood star turned princess Grace Kelly dies after Riviera car crash
On This Day On This Day September 15, 1985: Europe’s golfers end 28-year wait for a Ryder Cup victory
On This Day On This Day September 17, 2000: TV presenter Paula Yates dies of accidental drug overdose
On This Day On This Day September 19, 1970: Revellers pay a pound to enjoy Glastonbury's first festival
On This Day On This Day September 21, 1973: Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in tennis's Battle of the Sexes
On This Day On This Day September 22, 1955: Commercial television comes to Britain as ITV goes on air
On This Day On This Day September 23, 2000: Steve Redgrave rows into the history books with fifth Olympic gold medal
On This Day On This Day September 24, 1992: David Mellor goes ‘from toe job to no job’ after papers expose affair
On This Day On This Day September 25, 1996: Last Magdalene asylum closes three years after terrible truth is revealed
On This Day On This Day September 26, 1986: Shower shocker as Dallas' Bobby Ewing returns from the dead
On This Day On This Day September 27, 1988: Ben Johnson is stripped of his Olympic gold medal after failing drugs test
On This Day On This Day September 29, 1978: 'Smiling Pope' John Paul I dies after just 33 days in the Vatican
On This Day On This Day September 30, 1967: 'Wonderful Radio 1', the BBC's first pop station, takes to the airwaves
On This Day On This Day On this day in October: The Great Storm hits, Concorde makes its final flight and more
On This Day On This Day On this day in November: The BBC goes colour, the National Lottery begins, Maggie quits and more
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