In 1847, the Leeds and Bradford Railway was extended to Keighley.
In 1935, Germany introduces conscription in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles.
In 1968, US troops massacre 300 civilians at the Vietnamese village of My Lai.
From the Telegraph & Argus of March 16th, 1977...
TV: A morose Albert Tatlock spends the day with Ena Sharples. "I sit here at times wishing I had a feller in the house again," she tells him. "But by heck, five minutes with you cures me." Violet Carson and Jack Haworth appear in Coronation Street (Yorkshire, 7.30).
From the Telegraph & Argus of March 16th, 1952...
The Lord Mayor of Bradford (Alderman H. Hird) and the Mayor and Mayoress of Keighley (Mr and Mrs D. C. Hudson) were among those who attended a service of praise and thanksgiving at Slack Lane Baptist Church, Oakworth, for the restoration to health, following an operation, of the pastor, the Rev. W. Palmer.
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