In 1922, Carrie Morrison of London became the first female solicitor in Britain.
In 1946, the House of Commons voted to nationalise the railways, road haulage and ports.
In 2000, the Queen's image was removed from the Australian $5 bank note.
25 years ago
Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of December 18, 1982...
A Bradford man who tackled a burglar armed with a knife was praised for his bravery by Mr Recorder Crawford QC, at Bradford Crown Court yesterday.
50 years ago
Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of December 18, 1957...
A former Bradford Grammar schoolboy, now studying at Oxford, Mr Q Roger Tomkys, of Haworth Road, Bradford, has been awarded an Oxford Craven Scholarship in Classics.
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