In 1936, German troops occupied the demilitarised zone east of the river Rhine.
In 1971, Swiss women were given the right to vote.
In 1989, Chinese troops killed 12 Tibetan monks in the capital Lhasa.
From the Telegraph & Argus of March 7th, 1977...
With some people it's cream buns and biscuits and with others it's fish and chips, says district nurse Mrs Susan Hughes. She's the lady whose been running a series of slimming classes for the plumper residents of Woodside estate, Bradford.
From the Telegraph & Argus of March 7th, 1952...
Bradford City Council will not now make a decision next week on the proposal to invite tenders for the Rolls Royce which is the Lord Mayor's car, and to buy a Humber Pullman limousine instead for £2,534 less discount.
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