In 1911, John Philip Sousa's band appeared in Bradford.

In 1914, Bradford's Lady Mayoress (Mrs Arnold) took to the air in Bradford's Flying Week.

In 1981, Rock 'n' Roll King, Bill Haley died

From the Telegraph & Argus of February 9th, 1976...

More than 70 people at a Bradford mill arrived for work today to find they had been sacked and all their equipment had gone - even the clocking-in machine. The workers, nearly all women, had finished work for the weekend on Friday, unaware that the decision had been made on Thursday to close Pakamac's Cordingley Street, Bradford, subsidiary, Albert Gill's.

From the Telegraph & Argus of February 9th, 1951...

Mr Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, in a written answer today said he was unaware that many men of big physique were unable to obtain Utility clothing and had to have all garments made-to-measure. He could not excuse tall and broad-chested men from paying purchase tax on non-Utility garments. Lt-Col W. H. Bromley-Devonport

(Con, Knutsford) will ask Mr.Wilson

"whether he is aware that Utility trousers for schoolboys do not exceed 33ins. in length, they do not fit boys with longer legs; and whether he will make larger sizes available."