In 1897, Mark Twain, at the age of 61, was quoted by the New York Journal as saying "the report of my death was an exaggeration". He was responding to the rumours that he had died.
In 1946, Italians voted by referendum to form a republic instead of a monarchy.
In 2003, William Baily was reunited with paintings he had left on a subway platform. One was an origianl Picasso rendering of two male figures and a recreation of Picasso's Guernica by Sophie Matisse.
25 years ago
Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of June 2, 1982...
A family of four set out today on a world tour with a difference - not by ship or plane, or even car, but by tandem.
50 years ago
Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of June 2, 1957...
A Keighley man's number has come up in the first 96 Premium Bond £1,000 winning numbers picked by "Electronic Ernie" - the electronic random number indicator equipment - at Lytham St Anne's on Saturday.
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