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Today we share three examples of what you might find, with the front pages from this day in 1986, 1956 and 1946.
In 1986 Souki the dolphin was celebrating her birthday at the Aquarium and Dolphinarium in Madeira Drive.
The Brighton mayor was pictured with a "slinky blonde" on the front page in 1956.
The woman was June McComb, or 'Fabulous June', one of 800 members attending the International Brotherhood of Magicians convention.
In 1946, Brightonians were concerned by the prospect of electricity rationing, as fuel companies revealed they were working with "less that two weeks stock".
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