25 years ago: Governing bodies at all 280 schools in the Bradford district were sent letters asking them to decide whether they wanted to continue using corporal punishment.
50 years ago: Sixty passengers escaped unhurt when fire broke out under a trolley bus in Little Horton Lane, Bradford.
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1883: A Mr Ashwell, of Herne Hill, London, patented the Vacant/Engaged toilet door sign.
1909: Geronimo, the great Apache leader, died. His real name was Goyathlay, which means ‘one who yawns’.
1972: Volkswagen broke the record held by the Model T Ford by selling the 15,007,034th production model of the Beetle.
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