On 7 September 1910, Madame Curie and Andre-Louis Debierne announced they had succeeded in isolating pure radium metal.

Here are two newspaper items – published on the very day that the story broke – which report on this historic discovery.

Western Times – Wednesday 07 September 1910

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000265/19100907/024/0004

Hull Daily Mail – Wednesday 07 September 1910

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19100907/015/0003

Aberdeen Journal – Monday 06 February 1922

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19220206/017/0003

Evening Telegraph – Wednesday 16 May 1906

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000563/19060516/137/0006