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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1953 | - 25 Apr 1953—25 Apr 1953: Francis Crick and James D Watson publish the double helix structure of DNA
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| 2 | 1954 | - 3 Jul 1954—3 Jul 1954: Food rationing officially ends in Britain
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| 3 | 1955 | - 22 Sep 1955—22 Sep 1955: Commercial TV starts in Britain
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| 4 | 1957 | - 25 May 1957—25 May 1957: Treaty of Rome to create European Economic Community (EEC) of six
countries: France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg - became
operational Jan 1958
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| 5 | 1959 | - 1 Nov 1959—1 Nov 1959: First section of M1 motorway opened
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| 6 | 1962 | - 24 Oct 1962—24 Oct 1962: Cuba missile crisis - brink of nuclear war
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| 7 | 1966 | - 30 Jul 1966—30 Jul 1966: World Cup won by England at Wembley (4-2 in extra time v West Germany)
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| 8 | 1968 | - 29 May 1968—29 May 1968: Manchester United first English club to win the European Cup
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| 9 | 1969 | - 17 Apr 1969—17 Apr 1969: Voting age lowered from 21 to 18
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| 10 | 1971 | - 15 Feb 1971—15 Feb 1971: Decimalisation of coinage in UK and Republic of Ireland
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| 11 | 1973 | - 1 Jan 1973—1 Jan 1973: Britain enters EEC Common Market (with Ireland and Denmark)
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| 12 | 1978 | - 25 Jul 1978—25 Jul 1978: World's first 'test tube' baby, Louise Browne born in Oldham
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| 13 | 1979 | - 4 May 1979—4 May 1979: Margaret Thatcher becomes first woman UK Prime Minister
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| 14 | 1980 | - 8 Dec 1980—8 Dec 1980: John Lennon assassinated in New York
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| 15 | 1981 | - 29 Jul 1981—29 Jul 1981: Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (divorced 28 Aug 1996)
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1953 - Abt 1981 (28 years)
