In 1957, The Quarry Men, an early version of the Beatles, made their Cavern Club debut in Liverpool.
In 1960, Fidel Castro nationalised all American-owned property in Cuba in retaliation for US economic aggression'.
In 2000, in Australia, a 19-year-old snatched the Olympic torch while it was being carried through Melbourne by a school receptionist.
25 years ago
Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of August 7, 1982
300 desperately needed jobs could be created in Bradford if a £45 million plan to turn Forster Square station into a shopping and exhibition centre goes ahead. British Rail property chiefs in York have confirmed the scheme will start in late 1983 or early 1984.
50 years ago
Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of August 7, 1957
The number of people killed or injured on Bradford roads up to July 31 this year was 760, 21 more than the same period last year.
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