In 1877, liquid oxygen was produced for the first time in Geneva.
In 1943, the Government announced there were only enough turkeys left for one in ten families.
In 2001, Richard Reid attempted to blow up an American Airlines plane using explosives in his shoes.
25 years ago
Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of December 22, 1982...
Shipley MP Marcus Fox is backing a Private Member's Bill in Parliament to get Sunday trading laws changed.
50 years ago
Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of December 22, 1957...
The annual family pew service and carol sing was well attended at Bradford Cathedral yesterday afternoon, every pew being filled with parents and children who joined in singing the popular carols.
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