| 1945 |
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Clement Attlee becomes Labour Prime Minister of Britain |
| 1947 |
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British pull out of India - Partition of India aand Pakistan |
| 1948 |
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George Orwell writes "1984" |
| 1950 |
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Death of George Bernard Shaw (dramatist) |
| 1950 |
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Bertrand Russell receives Nobel Prize for Literature |
| 1952 |
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George VI dies - Elizabeth II takes British throne |
| 1953 |
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Crick and Watson demonstrate double-helix structure of DNA |
| 1956 |
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Suez Crisis - Britain and France invade Egypt |
| 1957 |
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Sir Harold MacMillan becomes British Prime Minister |
| 1960 |
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DH Lawrence's 1928 book "Lady Chatterley's Lover" legally published in the UK |
| 1963 |
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The Beatles rise to popularity |
| 1967 |
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Sir Francis Chichester first to sail around world single-handed |
| 1968 |
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C Day Lewis becomes British Poet Laureate |
| 1969 |
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British supersonic aircraft Concorde makes maiden flight |
| 1972 |
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British impose direct rule on Northern Ireland |
| 1973 |
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Britain joins European Economic Community |
| 1975 |
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Birmingham Pub Bombings by IRA |
| 1976 |
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Punk (rebel music cult) develops - Sex Pistols, Clash, etc |
| 1976 |
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Death of Sir Benjamin Britten (composer) |
| 1979 |
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Margaret Thatcher becomes British Prime Minister |
| 1980 |
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John Lennon (singer) shot |
| 1980 |
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Social Democratic Party formed |
| 1981 |
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Black youths riot in British cities |
| 1981 |
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Prince Charles marries Lady Diana Spenser |
| 1982 |
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Falklands War against Argentina |
| 1984 |
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Death of Sir John Betjeman (poet) |
| 1984 |
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Miners' Strike in Britain |
| 1990 |
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Margaret Thatcher resigns - John Major takes over as British PM |
| 1994 |
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"Chunnel", rail tunnel between England and France, inaugurated |
| 1996 |
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Prince Charles divorces Princess Diana |
| 1997 |
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Tony Blair becomes British Prime Minister |
| 1997 |
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Princess Diana killed in Paris car accident |
| 1998 |
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Good Friday Accord (Belfast Agreement) signed by Ireland and Britain |
