01 Mar	1950: Communist spy jailed for 14 years
04 Sep	1957: Homosexuality 'should not be a crime'
23 Aug	1961: Couple found shot in A6 lay-by
12 Jun	1962: Three escape from Alcatraz
08 Jun	1963: Ward charged over 'immoral earnings'
08 Aug	1963: Train robbers make off with millions
18 May	1964: Mods and Rockers jailed after seaside riots
08 Jul	1965: Ronald Biggs escapes from jail
20 Mar	1966: Football's World Cup stolen
08 May	1968: Krays held on suspicion of murder
29 Mar	1971: Calley guilty of My Lai massacre
28 Nov	1971: Farmer cracks 'major smuggling ring'
08 Nov	1974: Police hunt Lord Lucan after murder
13 Apr	1975: 'Cambridge rapist' strikes again
12 Jun	1975: Gandhi found guilty of corruption
03 Oct	1975: London's Spaghetti House siege ends
04 Mar	1976: Guilty verdict for 'Maguire Seven'
18 Oct	1976: Funeral of Mafia boss held in NY
23 May	1977: Dutch children held hostage
04 Jun	1977: Greece releases UK plane-spotters
15 Sep	1978: German terror suspect arrested in UK
11 Sep	1980: Famous gem grabbed in armed raid
14 Sep	1981: Queen's 'fantasy assassin' jailed
09 Jul	1982: Queen fends off bedroom intruder
25 Apr	1983: 'Hitler diaries' published
26 Nov	1983: £25m gold heist at Heathrow
02 Apr	1986: Bomb tears hole in airliner over Greece
19 Aug	1987: Gunman kills 14 in Hungerford rampage
04 Apr	1991: Orkney 'abuse' children go home
05 Aug	1991: Toddler 'poorly' after dog attack
23 Jun	1992: 'Teflon Don' jailed for life
30 Apr	1993: Tennis star stabbed
24 Aug	1993: Michael Jackson accused of child abuse
15 May	1993: French police rescue child hostages
06 Jan	1994: Mystery assailant attacks top US skater
12 Feb	1994: Art thieves snatch Scream
17 Mar	1995: Killer Ronnie Kray dies
09 Jun	1995: First man jailed for male rape
28 Apr	1996: Gunman runs amok in Tasmania
08 Jul	1996: Seven slashed in school machete attack
16 Oct	1996: Handguns to be banned in the UK
21 Jan	1997: Carers accused in child abuse inquiry
12 Nov	1997: 'Great Train Robber' escapes extradition again
28 Nov	1999: Nude swordsman attacks churchgoers
16 Jan	1998: Four pupils go on trial for sex attack
01 Apr	2000: Wartime coding machine stolen
04 Jul	2000: Litter louts escape the law
06 Jul	2000: Prime Minister's son arrested for drunkenness
27 Nov	2000: Schoolboy Damilola Taylor dies in stabbing
07 Jul	2001: Two stabbed in Bradford race riots
25 Oct	2001: Crime rates lowest for 20 years
21 Oct	2001: Anthrax claims third victim in US
04 Aug	2002: Police 'concerned' for missing girls
11 Sep	2003: Anna Lindh dies of stab injuries
17 Nov	2003: Washington sniper convicted
17 Dec	2003: Ian Huntley guilty of Soham murders