1492: Moorish Granada falls, completing the reconquest of Spain by Christian monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella.
1905: The Russian Fleet at Port Arthur, China, surrenders to the Japanese - a shock to established world order.
1969: Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch wins control of 'News of the World', his first Fleet Street paper
1905: The Russian Fleet at Port Arthur, China, surrenders to the Japanese - a shock to established world order.
1969: Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch wins control of 'News of the World', his first Fleet Street paper