25 years ago: Rabies could spread through Bradford like wildfire because of the thousands of stray dogs plaguing the city, the city’s RSPCA secretary Bill Thwaite warned.
50 years ago: Spenborough Council was given the green light to construct a roundabout at the Chain Bar crossroads where the main Bradford to Cleckheaton road crossed the Leeds to Halifax road.
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1887: The first two cities to be linked by telephone were Paris and Brussels.
1905: The Simplon Tunnel through the Alps, 12.3 miles long, was completed.
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