On this day - April 15

FROM THE ARGUS ARCHIVE:

On this day a year ago the Argus reported on how Cwmbran veterans appealed for help after parts of their historic Green Goddess army fire engine were stolen.

South Wales Argus: HELP NEEDED Mike Saunders, Mike Symonds and Alan Terry, next to the Green Goddess fire engine whose pump has been stolen fom the TA Centre, Cwmbran (5359857)

Five years ago today we reported how all flights from Cardiff and other UK airports were suspended due to a cloud of volcanic ash moving across the country from Iceland.

South Wales Argus: ERUPTION: Smoke rises from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland

The stories from history on this day - April 15

1452: Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, scientist and inventor, the complete Renaissance man, was born.

1755: Dr Samuel Johnson's dictionary was published, containing 40,000 words.

1793: £5 notes were first issued by the Bank of England.

1912: The Titanic sank after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic on her maiden voyage.

1942: The island of Malta was awarded the George Cross for its heroism during German and Italian bombardment.

1955: The first McDonald's franchise restaurant was opened by Ray Kroc in Des Plaines, Illinois.

1966: Time magazine voted London ''the city of the decade''.

1989: Britain's worst football disaster happened at Hillsborough, Sheffield, when 96 fans were crushed to death during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.

2010: Before a live studio audience in Manchester and millions more watching at home, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg clashed over the economy, defence and care for the elderly in Britain's first televised general election leaders' debate.

ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: A sombre memorial service was held to mark 25 years since the Hillsborough disaster claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool football fans.