December 10th: On this day in history
December 10th: We look back at the last 100 years, 50 years and 25 years and bring you what happened on this day in history
On this day in history: David Blunkett faced pressure to resign
1914 – After the Express raises the issue of the ‘undesirability’ of allowing girls to act as street news vendors, it is highlighted by a case at London’s Marlborough Street Police Court
1939 – America pledges a £2 million loan to Finland to allow them to purchase ‘agricultural surpluses and other civilian supplies’
1964 – Waiter Alfred Bailey, 41, makes a brief three-minute appearance in the dock at Warrington charged with the murder of six-year-old Maureen Cunningham
1989 – The second child victim of the flu epidemic sweeping Britain is named as 16-month-old Louise Allen from Bracknell
2004 – Pressure mounts on Home Secretary David Blunkett to resign following revelations about his private life as a government insider warns he could become an ‘election liability’
2009 – Eccentric singing star Susan Boyle reveals she has suffered bouts of depression for 20 years following childhood bullying