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Today we share three examples of what you might find, with the front pages from this day in 1966, 1996 and 2006.
In 1966 union leaders officially backed the strike of car delivery drivers.
British Gas customer care was under fire as phonelines were closed in an attempt to clear the massive complaints backlog in 1996.
In 2006 a dog had to be put down after attacking his handler, leaving the 46-year-old man with serious injuries to his arms.
Police were called to St Nicholas Churchyard in Dyke Road to catch three-year-old German Shepherd Zeus.
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