* 1698: Scottish settlers make landfall in Panama, establishing the ill-fated 'Darien Venture' colony.
* 1917: The 'Balfour Declaration' gives British backing for 'a national home for Jewish people' in Palestine.
* 1960: Penguin Books is cleared of obscenity for publishing DH Lawrence's 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'.
* 1917: The 'Balfour Declaration' gives British backing for 'a national home for Jewish people' in Palestine.
* 1960: Penguin Books is cleared of obscenity for publishing DH Lawrence's 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'.