25 years ago: Planned strike action by teachers over pay could seriously affect schools in Bradford, with some having to close down, it was reported.
50 years ago: Bradford Council’s debt had risen from £16 million to £31 million in 15 years, Bradford East Conservative and National Liberal Association’s Tea Club was told.
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1939: The first of 2.5 million Anderson air raid shelters appeared in Islington, North London.
1964: Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) won the world heavyweight boxing title for the first time, knocking out Sonny Liston in round seven in Miami.
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