In 1963, The Animals first broadcasted on the radio show Saturday Club.
In 1985, naturalist Diane Fossey was found dead in Rwanda.
In 2002, North Korea expelled United Nations nuclear inspectors.
From the Telegraph & Argus of December 27, 1978...
Tanker drivers planning to black garages which put up petrol prices during the shortage got a rap over the knuckles from the Motor Agents' Association today. Goldie Goldsmith, association spokesman, denied that motorists were taken for a ride when some filling stations raised the cost of a gallon of petrol by up to 10p as long queues formed at the pumps.
From the Telegraph & Argus of December 27, 1953...
Jimmy Young, the radio and television vocalist, was the guest artist in the Christmas series of concerts by John Morava and his Concert Orchestra at St George's Hall, Bradford. Accompanied by Jack Martin at the piano, he sang several popular songs, including the one that made him famous, Too Young.
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