In 1065, Westminster Abbey was consecrated by Edward the Confessor.
In 1950, the Peak District became Britain's first National Park.
In 1999, the first Millennium glitch emerged when 20,000 British credit card swipe machines failed to work.
25 years ago
Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of December 28, 1982...
Hundreds of people lined the river near Otley Bridge yesterday to watch an hour-long rescue from the River Wharfe.
50 years ago
Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of December 28, 1957...
Unless the Worth Way from Coney Lane to Halifax Road, Keighley, could be expected to serve an "appreciable amount of through traffic" the Ministry of Transport is not prepared to contribute towards its cost.
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