In 1889, the Oklahoma 'Land Rush' began, as homesteaders staked claims.
In 1959, an angler caught a 16ft 10ins 2,664lb great white shark with a rod and line.
In 1990, Robert Polhill was released by kidnappers in Beirut after over three years in captivity.
From the Telegraph & Argus of April 22nd, 1978...
A meeting of Bradford Trades Council was told that the city could soon become an industrial desert. The city's textile industry had lost thousands of jobs in the past decade and engineering had also witnessed a series of redundancies.
From the Telegraph & Argus of April 22nd, 1953...
A public television demonstration showing the Cup final between Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool, to have been put on at Golbourne, (near Wigan ) was banned by the Football Association.
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