In 1858, Napoleon III missed death when a bomb was thrown at his carriage in Paris.
In 1906, Mr. Percy Illingworth was unopposed for the Shipley Parliamentary Division.
In 1911, the Theatre de Luxe opened in Bradford.
From the Telegraph & Argus of January 14th, 1977...
West Yorkshire's "white nightmare" blizzard paralysed Bradford and surrounding districts from mid-afternoon yesterday until early today. It caused the area's biggest traffic snarl up and hotels, police stations and council buildings looked like blitz shelters.
From the Telegraph & Argus of January 14th, 1952...
Baildon railway station is to be closed for passenger traffic, but the goods yard will remain open as an unstaffed public delivery siding. Baildon Council Finance Committee will recommend that the Railway Executive be asked to reconsider the matter.
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