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.
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Writer Eric Linklater dies in Orkney
Eric Linklater, a well-known Scottish author, died in Orkney, Scotland, on November 07, 1974.
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The uninhabited island of Rockall, in the Atlantic from the Western Isles, incorporated as part of Scotland
The uninhabited island of Rockall, located in the North Atlantic Ocean, was incorporated as part of Scotland. Rockall is situated approximately 260 miles (420 kilometers) west of the Outer Hebrides, an archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland.
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Kenny Dalglish made his international debut for Scotlands football (soccer) team in a match against Belgium.
Sir Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time as well as one of Liverpool’s and Britain’s finest-ever players
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John Browns Clydebank shipyard
John Brown and Company of Clydebank was a Scottish marine engineering and shipbuilding firm. It built many notable and world-famous ships including RMS Lusitania, RMS Aquitania, HMS Hood, HMS Repulse, RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Elizabeth 2.
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Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh
Scotland first hosted the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1970 then held them again in 1986, making Edinburgh the first city to host the games twice.
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Joe Corrie, author died in Edinburgh
Joe Corrie (13 May 1894 – 13 November 1968) was a Scottish miner, poet and playwright best known for his radical, working class plays, was born in Slamannan, Stirlingshire in 1894.
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The Beatles launched their last concert tour of Britain in Glasgow
The Beatles’ 1965 tour of the United Kingdom was a concert tour that took place between 3 and 12 December 1965, comprising 18 shows at nine venues across England, Scotland and Wales.
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