In 1871, French radicals proclaimed that Paris was "a commune of the people".

In 1912, both boats sank in the Oxford v Cambridge University boat race.

In 1979, the nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania suffered a complete meltdown.

From the Telegraph & Argus of March 28th, 1977...

Thorpe Edge Residents' Association, Bradford, is to open a fund to finance the building of a community centre on the estate. The move is seen by the association's chairman, Coun. Alan Bagshaw, as a declaration of intent that it is determined to give the estate a focal point vital to its future.

From the Telegraph & Argus of March 28th, 1952...

The domestic training centre at Whinburn, Keighley, run by the National Institute of Houseworkers is to close at the end of August, it is understood. The principal of the Keighley Institute, Miss Dorothy M. Findon, said today that all in Yorkshire connected with the institute would regret the closure. Thirty-one girls are taking an eight-month course in domestic training.