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On this day, four meteor jet fighters crashed in the Duxford area, the landlord of the Boot Inn at Histon was tossed by an infuriated bullock, and wartime clothes rationing led to a decline in the importance of underwear.
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On this day, Cyril Ridgeon recalled his business' early days, the Tivoli cinema was converted into The Exchange, and future TV presenter Hughie Green entertained crowds at Newmarket.
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On this day, work began on a bypass for St Ives, suffragettes were prevented from meeting in the Guildhall, and some well-known film stars shot scenes on King’s Bridge for The War Lover.
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On this day, R C Lehmann explained the origins of Granta magazine, Mrs Pankhurst attended a Suffragette meeting at the Guildhall, and a well-known Cambridge character died aged 66.
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On this day, students were taught how to operate washing machines, 500 people attended the dustman’s Christmas ball, and four young Cambridge musicians found fame as The Phantoms.
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On this day, a fire at Trinity burnt a hole in the roof, work began to demolish the Ely Corn Exchange, and a brick-making furnace off Coldham’s Lane was turned into a pile of bricks.
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A mental health charity warned that police involvement when not necessary could make people already distress feel like they have committed a crime.
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Upload festive family photos to appear in The Cambridge News keepsake Photo Special Supplement.
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Around 48 individuals will be able to resettle across south Cambridgeshire
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The tradition has been held annually for 102 years
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On this day, the Cambridge Milk Bar opened on Market Hill, eight bombs were unearthed at Mepal airfield, and the mayor opened an important link between Newnham and Cambridge.
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Women were already earning less than men pre-pandemic