In 721BC, the first ever recorded solar eclipse was seen from Babylon.
In 1962, a 300-year-old skull was discovered beneath 10 Downing Street.
In 1996, Nelson and Winnie Mandela were granted a divorce.
From the Telegraph & Argus of March 19, 1980...
Lay-offs at the Bradford tractor plant of International Harvester as a result of the steel strike could come sooner then expected, the company has warned. Harvester's two Doncaster plants announced that they would lay off the 1,700 workforce next week in an effort to conserve supplies.
From the Telegraph & Argus of March 19, 1955...
The Mayor of Keighley Councillor Noel Johns launched Keighley National Savings Week as part of the campaign for two million new savers. In Keighley only just over 1,500 savers had been enrolled by the end of February.
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