In 1794, Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin.
In 1883, Karl Marx died in London.
In 1923, two cases of sleeping sickness were reported in Bradford.
From the Telegraph & Argus of March 14th, 1977...
People in the Bradford area may soon be able to have different pictures hanging in their rooms every week. For the Metropolitan Council's cultural activities panel hopes to launch a scheme by which prints can be borrowed from the art gallery, in the same way that books and records can be taken on loan from libraries.
From the Telegraph & Argus of March 14th, 1952....
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