95% of BRITAIN'S Blackcurrants make it

1933

The Denis Dart bus enters service around the UK

The Golden Gate Bridge Construction begins in San Francisco Bay
 

1936

King George VI is crowned after the abdication of King Edward VIII

The Olympics are held in Berlin, Germany
 

1937

An emergency number to the police - 999 - is launched in London

Neville Chamberlain became Prime Minister after Stanley Baldwin resigned
 

1938

The first issue of the Superman comic

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1940:

The Nazis Invade France

London faces the German bombing raids

1944:

Battle of Normandy Operation Overlord, code named D-Day, commences

1947:

Princess Elizabeth marries the Duke of Edinburgh

India and Pakistan gain independence from the British Empire

Downed UFO believed to be found in the Roswell UFO incident

1955:

Elvis Presley makes his first television appearance on a programme called Louisiana Hayride

Guinness Book of Records is published

1956:

First ever Eurovision Song Contest

Marilyn Monroe marries the playwright Arthur Miller

1959:

The Barbie Doll has its debut

Explorer VI sends back the first picture of Earth from space

1961:

The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club for the first time

The farthing coin used since the 13th century ceases to be legal tender in the UK

Yuri Gagarin is the first human in space

1963:

The Great Train Robbery takes place in Buckinghamshire

The first episode of the BBC television series Doctor Who is broadcast

1967:

The Beatles album Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is released. It is their most popular album to date

The Concorde is unveiled in Toulouse, France

BBC2 becomes Europe's first colour TV broadcaster

1970:

Apollo 13 aborts mission for the Moon following and explosion onboard. The crew make it back safely

Paul McCartney announces that the Beatles have disbanded

Edward Heath is elected Prime Minister of United Kingdom

1971:

Intel releases world's first micro-processor, the 4004

The United Kingdom becomes the 6th nation to launch a satellite into orbit, the Prospero X-3

Decimalisation Day The UK switches to decimal money

1972:

The Godfather movie is released to both popular and critical acclaim

Polaroid introduces the instant colour camera

1976:

The Sex Pistols cause a storm of controversy as they emerge on the music scene

Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

1980:

Phillips invents the CD

Pacman A gaming icon

Rubik's Cube Twisting fun

1982:

Prince William is born to Charles and Diana

Michael Jackson's Thriller sells 20 million albums to become the largest selling record ever

1983:

Camcorders are introduced

Margaret Thatcher's second term as PM

1984:

Bob Geldof and Band Aid release "Do they know it's Christmas"

Apple releases the Macintosh personal computer.

1985:

Live Aid in London and Philadelphia, beamed around the world

Dr Alec Jefferys discovers genetic fingerprint, using DNA at Leicester University

1986:

Argentina wins the World Cup in Mexico

Return of Haley's Comet

1987:

1988:

CDs now outsell vinyl records

1989:

The first Batman movie is released

In Egypt a 4,400 year old mummy is found in the Great Pyramid of Giza

1990:

Channel Tunnel workers from the UK & France meet 40 metres beneath the English Channel

Nelson Mandela is set free

The Space shuttle Discovery place the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit

1991:

1992:

Buckingham Palace opened to the public for the first time

1997:

The Simpsons surpasses the Flintstones as the longest running prime-time animated series.

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2000:

The Tate Modern is opened

Millennium Celebrations

Eminem sets the record for biggest Rap debut with 1.76 million albums sold

2001:

Apple Computer releases the now famous iPod

2002:

Euro Banknotes in circulation throughout the Eurozone

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