In 1806, Cape Colony, later known as South Africa, was established by Britain.
In 1901, in Manchester, 12 shop owners were prosecuted for selling beer containing arsenic.
In 2001, it was reported that astronomers had discovered two new planets a third bigger than Earth, both of which contained water.
25 years ago
Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of January 8, 1983...
What must be one of Bradford's oldest shops, the women costumiers, Clarks, in one of the city's oldest streets, is closing down.
50 years ago
Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of January 8, 1958...
A wool and waste auction sale was held on the floor of the Bradford Wool Exchange today for the first time in its 90-year existence.
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