Politics
1st January 1847 - Dr Duncan was appointed Medical Officer for Health, the first appointment of its kind in the country. The Liverpool Mercury newspaper said of his appointment "The appointment of Dr Duncan as Medical Officer is one which does credit to the Council, for that gentleman was one of the first to take up the sanitary question and has since been one of the most active and persevering advocates"
Sporting
13th January 1974 - Local football clubs gave a mixed response to a Football League Management Committee ruling that paved the way for matches to be played on Sundays in order to ease pressure on the National Grid during an energy crisis. Tranmere switched their next match, Everton kept an open mind but Liverpool were firmly against the idea, the next day's Daily Post containing a brief statement from the Reds which said "These games must be switched by mutual consent and they will get no joy from us"
Religion
16th January 1870 - The Church of St Nicholas in Berkeley Street, Toxteth, more commonly known as the Liverpool Greek Orthodox Church, was consecrated. Liverpool's Greek community had evolved from the 1820s when many arrived in the city after a massacred at Chios by Turks. The Liverpool Mercury said of the consecration ceremony "Admission was obtained by ticket only, with nearly all the resident Greeks in Liverpool present, together with a number of their fellow countrymen from Manchester and London. The Archbishop removed the holy relics from the plate and placed them in a small silver case into which holy ointment had been poured. This was deposited in a hole cut in the top column of the holy table"
Foul deeds
22nd January 1927 - A man faced with being thrown off a tram due to carrying livestock had an easy solution, he simply killed the ducks he was carrying. the Daily Post reported "A sudden flash of genius saved the situation for him. He quietly put his hands under the lid of the basket. One faint flutter was heard, then
another, as the necks of the poor birds were wrung. ‘And now where’s your livestock’ said he triumphantly. The passengers chuckled, the inspector and
policeman descended crestfallen and the car continued on its way"
another, as the necks of the poor birds were wrung. ‘And now where’s your livestock’ said he triumphantly. The passengers chuckled, the inspector and
policeman descended crestfallen and the car continued on its way"