25 years ago: Four police cars and five other vehicles were smashed in a 40-minute chase after a lorry through the city to Undercliffe. The lorry skidded to a halt on a rugby pitch in Peel Park.
50 years ago: Black Dyke Mills band triumphed in the Championship section of the North Eastern Area Brass Band contest at St George’s Hall.
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1867: Alaska was bought by America from Russia for 7.2 million dollars – less than two cents an acre.
1981: US President Reagan was wounded in an assassination bid outside Washington's Hilton Hotel.
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