In 1873, Bradford Town Hall was opened.

In 1911, the first air mail service began in Britain.

In 1976, Mao Tse-Tung, chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, died aged 82.

From the Telegraph & Argus of September 9, 1977...

As housewives queued today for rationed bread - and supermarkets sold out in minutes - an attempt was being made to head off tomorrow's bakery worker's strike. Crucial talks are being held in London today but it was not known whether representatives of the union and employers' federation would be sitting down at the same table.

From the Telegraph & Argus of September 9, 1952...

Bradford's development plan was described as "fantastic" at last night's monthly meeting of the council of the Bradford Chamber of Trade, by its president, Mr F Cooper. Mr. Cooper said he wondered how much pulling down there would be before there was a start on the new plan. Absolute chaos would be created in the central area if they pulled down without rebuilding at the same time.