Today in Welsh history… 15th April 1912, the RMS Titanic sank during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, causing the deaths of 1,502 passengers and crew on board.

Artie Moore, an early amateur wireless enthusiast from Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly, was the first person to hear the distress signals from the Titanic, picking up a faint Morse Code signal on his homemade radio from a distance of 3000 miles. Moore immediately contacted the police, but they refused to believe that he could pick up a 'message in the air'. It was two days before the news officially reached the UK.

When it was confirmed, Moore was offered a scholarship to the British School of Telegraphy in London, and was introduced to Marconi, the 'father of wireless', who came to Pontllanfraith to meet Moore. Moore joined the Marconi Company, where he worked on several innovative projects and patented an early version of the sonar system of measuring ocean depths, called the Echometer.

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Swansea crime gang ran 'lucrative' operation 'exploiting UK asylum system'

The Swansea-based gang provided false identities and passports to people wanting to enter the UK and claim asylum

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Woman admits concealing births of two babies whose bodies were discovered

Egle Zilinskaite, 30, also pleaded guilty to preventing the lawful burial of the two children, whose bodies were discovered at a house in Wildmill, Bridgend. Zilvinas Ledovskis, 49, has pleaded not guilty to the charges

Today in Welsh history… 9th of February 1861, a Welsh connection to an American president… Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States of America (CSA) after the secession of the southern states. Davis, whose grandparents were from Snowdonia, had been Secretary of State for War and was a hero of the Indian Wars. The American Civil War, or the War of Northern Aggression as it was termed by southerners, was, of all wars, the bloodiest and deadliest conflict ever to involve American soldiers. There was little magnanimity when the south finally succumbed, and Davis was gaoled and kept in irons for two years. His wife, Varina (née Howell), tirelessly campaigned for his release which was eventually granted. Jefferson Davis - named after Thomas Jefferson, another one of the so-called ‘Welsh Presidents’, retired to New Orleans where he died, aged 82 years old.

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Thug repeatedly punched and kicked friend in savage attack filmed on CCTV

Thomas Love, 53, assaulted Adam Higgins outside a Tesco store in St Mellons, Cardiff, before going on to assault another man he claimed owed him money

Today in Welsh history... 5 February 1908, Millicent Lilian "Peg" Entwistle, a British stage and screen actress was born in Port Talbot.

After emigrating to the USA, Entwhistle began her stage career in 1925, appearing in several Broadway productions.

She appeared in only one film, Thirteen Women, which was released after her death. Entwistle gained notoriety after she jumped to her death from atop the "H" on the Hollywoodland sign in September 1932, at the age of 24. Entwistle's death brought wide and often sensationalized publicity. Her funeral was held at the W.M. Strathers Mortuary, in Hollywood, on 20 September.