Episode 2: December 7th - December 13th: The first Race Relations Act, Liverpool's apology for transatlantic slavery and Love Thy Neighbour

07/12/2020 13 min

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December 7th 2019 - Anthony Joshua regains his unified heavyweight titles
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/50701313#:~:text=Anthony%20Joshua%20became%20a%20two,tense%20rematch%20in%20Saudi%20Arabia
December 8th 1965 - The 1965 Race Relations Act comes into force 
https://irr.org.uk/article/the-race-relations-act-1965-blessing-or-curse/
December 9th 1999 - Liverpool City Council apologises for its role in the slave trade
https://bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2007/02/15/abolition_liverpool_apology_feature.shtml 
December 10th 1949 - QPR's first Black player makes his debut for the club
https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/features/tommy-best-in-profile/
December 11th 1975 - The final series of Love Thy Neighbour begins airing 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Thy_Neighbour_(1972_TV_series)
December 12th 1982 - Daley Thompson is crowned Sports Personality of The Year
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/sports-personality/24652938  
December 13th 2008 - Alexandra Burke duets with Beyoncé(!) and wins the X Factor https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/dec/14/x-factor-alexandra-burke
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