Fabian Cowdrey

Fabian Cowdrey (born 30 January 1993 in Canterbury, Kent) is an English cricketer, who made history by becoming the first third generation player to play for Kent County Cricket Club.

Cowdrey was awarded a first-team contract in October 2011, before his May 2012 debut. His father is former England national cricket team captain Chris Cowdrey, and his grandfather Lord Colin Cowdrey played 114 Test matches for England,before being honoured for his services to cricket. His uncle, Graham Cowdrey, also played for Kent.

As a schoolboy, Cowdrey also set a record: the youngest person ever to play at Lord's, when playing for Tonbridge School..

First Electric Traffic Lights

The first electric traffic light was developed in 1912 by Lester Wire, an American policeman of Salt Lake City, Utah, who used red-green lights. On 5 August 1914, the American Traffic Signal Company installed a traffic signal system on the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. It had two colours, red and green, and a buzzer, based on the design of James Hoge, to provide a warning for colour changes. The design by James Hoge allowed police and fire stations to control the signals in case of emergency.

First Driving Test

Voluntary testing was introduced on 16 March, 1935 by the Road Traffic Act to prevent a rush of candidates when the test became compulsory. A Mr J Beene was the first person to pass his driving test, at a cost of seven shillings and sixpence – that’s £22 in today’s money. Compulsory testing began in June for all new drivers. Around 246,000 candidates applied, with a pass rate of 63 per cent.