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RT @industrialoid: I tripped across this news story from 1895 in @BNArchive In response to economic distress in Leeds, woollen mfrs. Bent…
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RT @ThatsColdNews: On this day in 1966, 5 years before @elonmusk was even born, the world was introduced to the "Scamp", Scotland's entry i…
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RT @ThatsColdNews: The word #vaccine 1st popped up in UK newspapers in Aug 1799 after doctors in London, inspired by the pioneering work of…
Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week
Fresh from celebrating our ninth birthday on Sunday, and the landmark of reaching 40 million pages last week, the presses have continued to ...
Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week
This week at The Archive we have added nearly 180 years of historic headlines, with 167,302 brand new pages joining us, spanning the years 1...
Hot off the Press – New Titles This Week
This week at The Archive we are thrilled to bring you 11 brand new titles and additions to 6 existing titles. We have added 19,712 new page...
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