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Abergele Mormon's lucky escapes
Apr 13, 2015Daniel Jones, a pioneering Mormon from Abergele, evaded multiple death threats in the USA after he was jailed with Joseph Smith, who is regarded as a prophet ...
[More]Biggest man-made explosion
Apr 6, 2015When two carts carrying liquid explosive blew up near Llanberis in 1869, the noise was heard as far away as Holyhead. It was probably the biggest man-made explosion ever ...
[More]Taking the P at Salubrious Place?
Apr 1, 2015Nobody knows how Swansea's Salubrious Place got its name, but an eminent local historian suggested long ago that it could have begun as an ironic name for a filthy ...
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