History

The Scottish Daily News ceased publication only six months after launch.
The Scottish Daily News ceased publication only six months after launch. The Scottish Daily News (SDN) was a left-of-centre daily newspaper published in Glasgow between 5 May and 8 November 1975. It was hailed as Britain’s first worker-controlled, mass-circulation daily, formed as a workers’ cooperative by 500 of the 1,846 journalists, photographers, engineers, and print workers who were made redundant in April 1974 by Beaverbrook Newspapers when the Scottish Daily Express closed its printing operations in Scotland and moved to Manchester. …

Queen Elizabeth officially opened an underwater pipeline to bring the first North Sea oil ashore.
Queen Elizabeth officially opened an underwater pipeline to bring the first North Sea oil ashore. …

Eamon DeValera, Irish statesman, died
Eamon DeValera, Irish statesman, died Eamon de Valera (born Edward George de Valera, sometimes Gaelicised Eamonn de Bhaileara; October 14, 1882 ? August 29, 1975), was an Irish politician, best known as a leader of Irelands struggle for independence from Britain in the early 20th Century, and the Republican anti-Treaty opposition in the ensuing Irish Civil War. …

Rate of price inflation reached, 25% in the UK.
Rate of price inflation reached, 25% in the UK. …

First oil pumped ashore from British oilfields in the North Sea.
First oil pumped ashore from British oilfields in the North Sea. …