March 12: 10 years ago Michael Jackson's friends said he was on the brink of suicide
12 March: 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, Michael Jackson's friends said he was on the brink of suicide due to the child abuse trial
1915 – A conference of the Workers’ National Committee urges the Government to bring down wheat prices by reducing the amount currently imported from Canada and Argentina
1940 – A farmer’s wife secures the recapture of two escaped prisoners from Dartmoor after police search for them on horseback, by car, on bikes and on motorbikes
1965 – Actress Tammy Grimes, former wife of Christopher Plummer, speaks out about being punched and slashed with razors by unknown attackers during a shopping trip
1990 – Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise are named cinema’s top stars at the People’s Choice awards ceremony in Los Angeles
2005 – Friends of Michael Jackson say the star is on the brink of suicide as he faces a possible three years in jail if convicted of child abuse charges
2010 – Children under 18 will be banned from using sunbeds in England and Wales after MPs approve new measures as a response to rising skin cancer levels