On 24 August 1947 the first Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama opened.

The festival was inspired by the arts festivals organised in Salzburg before the Second World War, but has grown to become the largest event of it's kind in the world. It has also spawned a book festival, film festival and the festival fringe. The festival was also responsible for the creation of Scottish Opera and forced a greater amount of funding from the Arts Council to be given to Scotland.

On 24 August 1953 Scottish golfer Sam Torrance was born.

After turning professional in 1970, Torrance became a regular member of the European Ryder Cup team, and gained golfing immortality when he hit the winning putt in 1985 Ryder Cup to win the trophy back for Europe after a break of 28 years.

Today's recipe: spicy lamb burgers make a summery, seasonal BBQ treat.