Today's the day

Published date22 January 2022
Publication titleDaily Record, The / Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift: British garrison of 150 holds off 3000-4000 Zulu warriors. Eleven Victoria Crosses and a number of other decorations were awarded to the defenders. 1881 Cleopatra's Needle is erected in Central Park, New York

1901 After 63 years Britain stops sale of Queen Victoria postage stamps series and begins King Edward VII series. 1953 Arthur Miller's play The Crucible premieres in NYC.

1954 11th Golden Globes: The Robe, Spencer Tracy and Audrey Hepburn, above, win.

1964 World's largest cheese (15,723 kg) manufactured in Wisconsin. 1968 Lady Soul, 14th studio album by Aretha Franklin, is released. 1971...

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