24th August

Coronation Street history

 * 1954 - Jackie Dobbs is born.
 * 1977 - Len Fairclough and Ray Langton enter in a new partnership agreement that is more favourable to Ray, although they agree not to tell their wives who in opposition to each other over such a change.
 * 1983 - Vera Duckworth is delighted to find out that their offer to buy No. 9 has been accepted. The neighbours are less pleased when she announces the news in the Rovers...
 * 1990 - The McDonald twins receive their 'O'-level results. Andy does as well as expected and although Steve's grades are nowhere near as good his brother's, his parents expected far worse and go overboard in praising him, much to Andy's annoyance.
 * 1994 - Deirdre Barlow's Moroccan lover, Samir Rachid, arrives in the UK (First appearance of the character).
 * 2007 - Paul Clayton uses his grandfather Jack's identity to get a bank loan.
 * 2008 - Tyrone Dobbs takes fiancée Molly Compton to meet his mother Jackie only to find that she is in financial troubles again as she owes a family friend money she borrowed.

Real world
None yet.

Episodes
Episodes were broadcast on 24th August on the following years:


 * 1960s - 1964, 1966
 * 1970s - 1970, 1977
 * 1980s - 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988
 * 1990s - 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998
 * 2000s - 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008
 * The Brothers McGregor - Mister Cox Defends a Speeding Charge (1988 - last ever episode of the programme).