25 years ago: Bradford Council was to employ retired staff to take the place of teachers locked in their pay fight to make sure all children sat their exams in the summer.
50 years ago: Bingley’s determination to remain as a separate authority was reaffirmed at a meeting of the Urban Council by the chairman of the Finance and General Purposes Committee.
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1947: The FA Cup Final (between Charlton Athletic and Burnley) was televised in its entirety for the first time.
1986: An accident at the Soviet nuclear power station at Chernobyl resulted in a massive radiation leak.
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