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On this day, an inquest was held on a man who overdosed on laudanum, the Cambridge library introduced a new lending system, and the anti-war group asked what might happen if an atom bomb dropped on Cambridge.
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On this day, Dr Paul Dirac got married, a man put an aerial on his roof with a rocket and a bow and arrow, and Dr Lowther-Yates became the first don to wear trousers – "Gadzoons! Gadzoons! Lowther-Yates in pantaloons!”
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'I would like to thank everybody who helped make the Christmas meals project such a success. I am delighted we were able to bring a little joy to so many people.'
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On this day, the council agreed to widen Victoria Avenue, a tornado tore down mature trees along the edge of Newmarket cemetery, and Mr E. Rutter of ye olde curiosity shoppe bought a razor belonging to King George III.
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On this day, the Folk Museum gave Abbey House to the city council, the Huntingdonshire county library was opened, and there was little support for a by-law prohibiting children under 13 from smoking in the streets.
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On this day, an exhibition showcasing Cambridge's treasures was held at Christie's, the police began gathering files on people of interest, and the suggestion was made that the county council should archive old newspapers.
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On this day, a freak storm turned Newmarket into a disaster area, Cambridge's streets were lit up by 'sodium' street lighting, and schoolmasters moaned that the wireless was becoming a menace to children's education.
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On this day, the Belfast linen warehouse started its January sale, a woman appeared in court for using a barn in Fen Ditton as a brothel, and the Home Secretary decided to discontinue the Cambridge prison on Castle Hill.
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An ongoing project to discover all we can about the history of Cambridgeshire from consulting old newspapers.
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On this day, rockets were fired from King's Parade to welcome in the new year, shoppers began queuing for the January sales, and half a million old folk collected their payments as the Old Age Pensions Act came into force.
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On this day, the Cambridge News' shilling fund helped hungry children, a 250-year-old tithe barn was pulled down, and the Corn Exchange featured one of the most astounding performances ever placed before the public.
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On this day, band leader Ted Heath received a great welcome at the Rex Ballroom, an Orwell resident gifted a bottle of sherry to all his neighbours, and the agricultural board launched a crusade against the house sparrow.