by Malcolm Pheby | May 16, 2018 | 1920s, Bits & Pieces, Football, Industry
It was described as an earthquake that shook the foundations of British capitalism and the greatest display of militant power in working class history. This week in May 1926 Manchester was in the grip of the General Strike. For nine days, public transport was brought...
by Malcolm Pheby | May 16, 2018 | Bits & Pieces
May 18, 1985: Norman Whiteside triumphantly holds the FA Cup aloft after United beat Everton 1-0 at Wembley after extra time. Northern Ireland international Whiteside scored the winner in the 110th minute, curling the ball past the reach of Everton ‘keeper Neville...
by iNostalgia Admin | May 9, 2018 | Bits & Pieces
May 10, 1938 Salford captain Gus Risman arrives at Manchester’s London Road station after winning the Rugby League Challenge Cup at Wembley. Salford beat Barrow 7-4 in a closely fought game and were back at Wembley the next year, this time losing the final 20-3 to...
by Malcolm Pheby | May 1, 2018 | Bits & Pieces
May 1, 1962: They say a cat can look at a queen … but a cockatoo? New zoo kitten Ten-Sing gets to know the animals at Belle Vue as he’s taken for a tour by Sylvia Mainwaring, the head of the children’s zoo. Work started on the children’s zoo in 1955 in the gardens...
