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Liverpool in the Headlines
About this book
Liverpool's proud past can be well summed up by its headlines. Local author Daniel K. Longman delves into the archives of the Liverpool Echo to discover the events and personalities that have made the city what it is today. From the dramatic effects of the First and Second World Wars on the the city and its residents to the 'Merseybeat' era and the city's regeneration, learn about Liverpool's status as a cultural and industrial hub. The stories uncovered throughout Liverpool In The Headlines are a testament to the determination, strength and wit of the city's people.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Introduction
- 27th October 1879: A PAPER IS BORN
- 12th May 1880, liverpool Echo: LIVERPOOL A CITY
- 21st January 1886: THE MERSEY RAILWAY
- 8th August 1889, Mrs Maybrickâs Doom, Liverpool Echo: THE LAST SCENES OF THE GREAT TRIAL
- 25th August 1892, Liverpool Echo: THE EVERTON FOOTBALL CLUB
- 4th February 1893, Liverpool Echo: OPENING OF THE OVER-HEAD RAILWAY
- 18th May 1898, Liverpool Echo: MR. GLADSTONE
- 22th January 1901, Liverpool Echo: DEATH OF THE QUEEN TELEGRAM FROM THE PRINCE OF WALES.
- 9th August 1902, The Liverpool Football Echo: THE KINGâS CORONATION
- 2nd February 1904: âPRISON-BREAKERâ AT THE LIVERPOOL BRIDEWELL
- 19th July 1904, Liverpool Echo: LIVERPOOLâS NEW CATHEDRAL.
- 9th September 1905, Liverpool Echo: THE UNVEILING OF THE WAR MEMORIAL
- 9th January 1908: THE MISSING LIVERPOOL GIRL
- 21st December 1909, Liverpool Echo: SUFFRAGISTS ARRESTED, DISGUISED AS ORANGE SELLERS
- 19th July 1911, Liverpool Echo: LIVER SKYSCRAPER
- 10th August 1911, Liverpool Echo: THE RAILWAY WAR
- 16th April 1912, Liverpool Echo: TITANIC SUNK. TERRIBLE DISASTER IN THE ATLANTIC.
- 28th June 1914, Liverpool Echo: TRAGEDY OF AGED EMPEROR, HOW HE RECEIVED THE NEWS OF THE ASSASSINATION
- 8th May 1915, Liverpool Echo: STRUCK WITH A BIG THUD
- 11th November 1918, Liverpool Echo: ENTHUSIASTIC SCENES IN THE CITY; STREETS THRONGED WITH CHEERING
- 2nd August 1919: TROOPS PATROL CITY STREETS TO-DAY
- 9th March 1925, Liverpool Echo: LIVERPOOLâS LEAD
- 12th May 1926 : âSTRIKE OFFâ
- 5th May 1928, Liverpool Echo: THE CHAMPIONS AT PLAY: EVERTON AND ARSENAL WIND UP AN HISTORIC SEASON
- 2nd May 1931 Liverpool Echo: âSTRIKING VIEWS ON THE WALLACE CASEâ
- 5th June 1933, Liverpool Echo: TO-DAYâS CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL CEREMONY
- 6th July 1933, Liverpool Echo: NEW HALL OF MUSIC ON SAME SITE
- Wednesday 18th July 1934, Liverpool Echo: THE OPENING OF QUEENSWAY TUNNEL
- 12th May 1937, Liverpool Echo: LâPOOLâS GREAT DAY
- 3rd June 1939, Liverpool Echo: 98 MEN DEAD IN THE WORST SUBMARINE DISASTER
- 17th October 1938, Liverpool Echo: ALL WORK FOR THE PLAY âUP AND DOINGâ ARTISTS
- 3rd May 1941, Liverpool Echo : CROWDED SHELTER DRAMA IN BIG MERSEY RAID
- 5th May 1941, Liverpool Echo: âON AND VERY NEARâ WARSHIPS
- 21 March 1949, Liverpool Echo: POLICE STATEMENT ON CINEMA SHOOTING
- 18th July 1951, Liverpool Echo: LIVERPOOL GETS INTO THE HOLIDAY MOOD
- 30th June 1952, Liverpool Echo: SALVAGE WORK AT CROXTETH HALL TO-DAY CLEANING UP AFTER THE BLAZE
- 2nd June 1953, Liverpool Echo: THE QUEEN HAD NEVER LOOKED MORE LOVELY
- 31th December 1956, Liverpool Echo: FIRST DAY WITHOUT OVERHEAD
- 17th June 1957, Liverpool Echo: LIVERPOOL PRIDE AS CIT SUNSHINE GRACES THE CHARTER SEND-OFF
- 13th September 1957: LAST CITY TRAM WILL LEAVE TO MUSIC
- 22nd June 1960, Liverpool Echo: OIL THREAT AS FIRE HAVOC
- 10th July 1964, Liverpool Echo: BEATLESâ FILM IS A BOX OFFICE SELL-OUT
- 24th June 1971, Liverpool Echo :HER MAJESTY HONOURS THE MEMORY OF HER FATHER
- 9th June 1971: MAKE SURE THE CAR IS SOUND WHEN YOU GO ON SAFARI AT KNOWSLEY
- 1st April 1974, Liverpool Echo: ALL CHANGE ON THE LOCAL SCENE
- 12th July 1974, Liverpool Echo: SOCCER BOMBSHELL â SHANKLY RETIRES
- 4th April 1977, Liverpool Echo: WONDER HORSE RED RUM STARTED THE DAY WITH A RUB-DOWN AND A STROLL ROUND THE FAMILIAR BACK STREETS OF BIRKDALE.
- 11th March 1980, Liverpool Echo : BAILIFFS MECCANO SWOOP
- 9th December 1980, Liverpool Echo: JOHN LENNON SHOT DEAD
- 6th July 1981, Liverpool Echo: TOXTETH LANDMARKS IN RUINS
- 1st June 1982, Liverpool Echo : HE CAME, HE SAW AND HE CONQUERED
- 19th November 1983, Liverpool Echo : MY SMASHING SUPER BABIES
- 29th March 1984, Liverpool Echo: VICTORY WILL BE OURS SAYS HAMILTON.
- Liverpool Echo: YESTERDAY ALL MY TROUBLES SEEMED SO FAR AWAY
- 4th August 1984, Liverpool Echo: SAIL OF THE CENTURY
- 24th May 1988, Liverpool Echo: ROYAL TATE AND STYLE
- 16th April 1989: THOUSANDS RUSHED ON TO TERRACE WITH THE FORCE OF A GUIDED MISSILE
- 13th February 1993, Liverpool Echo: YOUTHS SOUGHT AFTER TODDLER JAMES IS ABDUCTED
- 7th June 1996, Liverpool Echo: ROYAL VISIT
- 30th December 1999, Liverpool Echo: FAREWELL TO THE 20TH CENTURY
- 2nd July 2001, Liverpool Echo: JET BACK TO WHERE HE ONCE BELONGED! YOKO HEADS TRIBUTE TO JOHN
- 24th June 2002, Liverpool Echo: MERSEY BEAT THOUSANDS ENJOY AFRICAN MUSIC IN SEFTON PARK
- 4th June 2003, Liverpool Echo: ITâS TIME TO CELEBRATE, PARTY BEGINS AFTER JOWELL ANNOUNCES CITY CULTURE TRIUMPH.
- 5th November 2003, Liverpool Echo: OUT WITH A BANG â AND A WHIMPER
- 26th May 2005, Liverpool Echo: VICTORY PARADE REDS FANS LINE THE STREETS TO CHEER CHAMPIONS
- 1st March 2007, Liverpool Echo: BIG DIG BLAMED FOR LEWISâS TROUBLES
- 23rd August 2007, Liverpool Echo: MOST SHOCKING CRIME IâVE SEEN IN 20 YEARS
- 8th September 2008, Liverpool Echo: FAREWELL TO THE 1.8M SHOW AS SPIDER CRAWLS AWAY
- 2nd October 2008, Liverpool ECHO: SHOPS OPEN WITH ONE SUPER SHOW
- 9th August 2010, Liverpool Echo: CITYâS RAINBOW
- 19th July 2011, Liverpool Echo: LIVERPOOLâS NEW MUSEUM THROWS OPEN ITS DOORS
- 4th May 2012, Liverpool Echo: JOE ROMPS HOME
- 7th August 2012, Liverpool Echo: AT LAST! MEDAL JOY FOR GYMNAST BETH
- 13th May 2013, Liverpool Echo: CAINS STAFF MEET UNION
- 3rd October 2013 : RETURN OF THE MAP
- 22nd July 2014, Liverpool Echo: ONE GIRL AND HER DOG
- 3rd March 2014, Liverpool Echo: NEW EVERYMAN TAKES THE CENTRE STAGE IN WEEKEND OF EVENTS
- 10th June 2014, Liverpool Echo: EYES OF WORLD FOCUS ON CITY FOR FESTIVAL
- 26th May 2015: Three Queens In Liverpool 2015