In 1919, Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata was shot dead in an ambush.
In 1981, IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands was elected as an MP.
In 1989, riots erupted in Tiblisi, Georgia, USSR.
From the Telegraph & Argus of April 10, 1978...
The Labour Party has announced plans to create 700 new jobs for the unemployed in Bradford and appoint 200 extra teachers if it wins control of the Metropolitan Council in next month's election. The party has also pledged itself to provide more free travel to and from school for
children, improve council house maintenance, renovate old people's homes and build more nursery schools.
From the Telegraph & Argus of April 10, 1953...
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