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On this day January 7
From the Bolton Evening News, first published Friday 7th Jan 2005.
1558: Calais, the last English possession on the mainland of France, was regained by the French.
1789: The first national US elections were held. George Washington was elected.
1844: Saint Bernadette of Lourdes (Marie-Bernarde Soubirous) was born. She was claimed to see visions of the Virgin Mary.
1921: The first woman was elected as foreman of a jury in Britain.
1927: The transatlantic telephone service between London and New York opened, charging £15 for three minutes.
1967: BBC1 began serialisation of The Forsyte Saga. It became compulsive viewing on a Sunday evening, resulting in clergymen changing the times of Sunday evening church services.
1990: The leaning tower of Pisa was closed to the public for the first time in 807 years so work could begin to stop it leaning any further.
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