February 27: 10 years ago Tony Blair announced new policies for British mothers
27 February: We look back at the last 100 years, 50 years and 25 years and bring you what happened on this day in history
In 2005, Tony Blair announced new policies for British women in a bid to win back voters
1915 – The Commons is to vote on two new credits for war expenses as a total of £612 million is apparently needed for naval and military operations and food supplies
1940 – Three weeks after being divorced by Edna Best, British film star Herbert Marshall has married actress Lee Russell
1965 – Women patients, some recovering from operations, are forced to flee from a ward at London’s University College Hospital after the ceiling caves in
1990 – Marine Graham Sherman, 21, walks free from Aberdeen’s High Court despite being convicted of shooting dead his wife and baby in a moment of madness
2005 – Tony Blair announces new maternity rights and better working hours for British mothers in an apparent bid to win back disaffected women voters
2010 – Footballer Wayne Bridge refuses to shake hands with John Terry in a pre-match line up before Chelsea play his side Manchester City