Sample Searches for Daily Mail Historical Archive 1896-2004
Benito Mussolini:
Search ‘Mussolini’ in entire document (set the date 28/10/1922 – 28/04/1945) = 6353 results
Search ‘Mussolini’ in keyword (set the date 28/10/1922 – 28/04/1945) = 3032 results
Search ‘Milan’ in entire document (‘Mussolini’ in keyword with set date) = 137 results
Title: ITALY’S CABINET OF PATRIOTS Details: Tuesday, October 31, 1922; pg. 9
Title: SIGNOR MUSSOLINI, THE PRIME MINISTER OF ITALY, HAS LEFT ROME FOR MILAN EN ROUTE FOR PARIS AND LONDON TO ATTEND THE WEEK-END REPARATIONS CONFERENCE Details: Tuesday, December 5, 1922; pg. 9
Search ‘Mosley’ in entire document (‘Mussolini’ in keyword) = 7 results
Title: MUSSOLINI’S TEN YEARS OF TRIUMPH Details: Friday, October 28, 1932; p. 12
Title: EDE SAYS DUCE SENT £60,000 TO MOSLEY Details: Friday, June 7, 1946 p. 3
1958 Notting Hill Race Riots:
Search ‘Notting Hill’ in entire document and ‘riot’ in keyword, before September 30, 1958 = 7 results Title: WHY THEY RIOT – BY A POLICE SERGEANT Details: Wednesday, September 17, 1958; p. 7
Title: THIS PUTS US ALL ON TRIAL Details: Wednesday, September 3 1958, p. 4
Search ‘Windrush’ in keyword, set date before 1959 = 28 results Title: CHEERS FOR MEN FROM JAMAICA Details: Tuesday, June 22, 1948, p. 3
Title: WINDRUSH: MUCH IS WRONG Details: Monday April 5, 1954; p. 1
Zola Budd: Zola Budd was a South African runner who was prevented from competing in international sport because her country was under sanctions owing to the policy of apartheid. The Daily Mail led the campaign to bring her to Britain to compete as a British athlete.
Search ‘Zola Budd’ in keyword and ‘Apartheid’ in entire document = 53 results Title: AND ZOLA PICKS A TOP CLUB Details: Monday, April 9, 1984; p. 1
Title: WELCOME, ZOLA! Details: Friday, April 13, 1984; p. 7
Search ‘Zola’ in article title and ‘barefoot’ in entire document = 38 results Title: ZOLA SHATTERS DECKER’S RECORD Details: Saturday, January 7, 1984; p. 42
Title: THE RACE TO WIN A WAIF CALLED ZOLA Details: Tuesday, March 6, 1984; p. 6
Search ‘Budd’ and ‘Olympics’ in entire document = 173 result Title: MAIL BRINGS WONDER GIRL ZOLA TO BRITAIN Details: Tuesday, March 27, 1984; p. 1
Title: ZOLA PULLS OUT AS TOWN PLAYS POLITICS Details: Thursday, April 19, 1984; p. 9
Bali Bombings:
Search ‘Bali’ in article title and ‘Sari nightclub’ in entire document = 4 results Title: A BLINDING FLASH, THEN TERRIBLE PAIN Details: Monday, October 14, 2002; pp. 4-5
Title: NOW TERROR FIGHT IS ON TWO FRONTS Details: Wednesday, October 16, 2002; pp. 8-9
Search ‘Bali’ and ‘terrorism’ in entire document after 12 October 2002 = 43 results Title: MYSTERY OF RUGBY TEAM AS BRITISH TOLL RISES Details: Monday, October 14, 2002; pp. 2-3
Title: EXPERTS WARN OF NEW AL QAEDA BLITZ Details: Monday, October 14, 2002; pp. 6-7
Title: AUSSIES JOIN THE WORLD OF TERROR Details: Tuesday, October 15, 2002; pp. 6-7
Suez Crisis: front page from October 31, 1956.
This was a joint 1956 British-French-Israeli attack on Egypt after the Egyptian government nationalised the Suez Canal, which threatened British and French interests.