In 1721, Robert Walpole became the first Prime Minister of Britain In 1921, coal rationing started.
In 1973, Martin Cooper tested his new invention - the world's first mobile phone.
25 years ago
Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of April 3, 1983...
A three mile journey to Keighley will soon be a thing of the past for nearby Long Lee and Thwaites Brow. The hillside community has won a campaign to get its own doctor and surgery.
50 years ago
Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of April 3, 1958...
Fourteen people died on Bradford's roads during the first three months of the year, against nine for the same period last year. There were 800 accidents (707 last year) in which 308 people were killed or injured, one more than the previous year.
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