25 years ago: A fringe group was blamed for whipping up a protest among children at Carlton-Bolling Upper School in Undercliffe about the suspension of school dinners during a teachers’ dispute.

50 years ago: Chocolate manufacturer Cadbury was to present a series of new colour films at the Arcadian Cinema in Bradford about the production of chocolate.

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1959: Fidel Castro became Prime Minister of Cuba after overthrowing the regime of Fulgencio Batista.

1990: Royal Navy wives marched through Plymouth and Portsmouth to oppose a Ministry of Defence decision to allow Wrens to go to sea.