Britain 1951 - 2007
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Festival of BritainNationalisation of iron and steelConservative election victory: returning Chruchill as PMBritain's first atomic bomb testMau Mau rebellion against British rule in KenyaMass television audience for coronation of Elizabeth IISteel and transport denationalisedBritish withdrawal from EgyptEnd of food rationingElection victory of Conservatives under EdenITV launched as commercial rival to BBCFailure of Anglo-French invasion at SuezFinancial crisis caused by Suez CrisisEEC formed without BritainEden replaced by Harold MacmillanGhana becomes independentMalaya becomes indepententFormation of CNDAnti-immigrant rioting in Notting HillMotorway system opens with M6 Preston bypassConservative election victoryBlue streak missiles abandoned for American PolarisMacmillan gives 'wind of change' speechEFTA created as alternative to EECEnd of national serviceBritain applies for entry into EECIncrease in CW tensions: Berlin Wall builtMacmillan's cabinet reshuffle, the 'Night of the Long Knives'Launch of That Was The Week That Was on BBCCommonwealth Immigrations Act restricts immigrationEEC application vetoed by de GaulleKenya becomes independentProfumo scandalMacmillan resigns; Douglas-Home becomes PMLabour election victory under Harlod WilsonStart of Rhodesia crisisAbolition of the death penaltyEngland wins World CupLabour election victory with increased majority'Swinging London' featured in Time magazineDeep budget cuts in military commitments East of SuezDevaluation of sterling by Wilson governmentLiberalisation of laws on homosexuality and abortionEnoch Powell's 'Rivers of Blood' speech against mass immigrationStart of the Troubles in Northern IrelandOpen University establishedElection victory for Conservatives under Edward HeathEqual Opportunities Act passedDecimilisationDivorce reform'Bloody Sunday' in DerryUnemployment above 1 million for first time since 1930sYom Kippur War causes oil crisisBritain joins EEC with Denmark and IrelandSunningdale Agreement for power sharing in Northern Ireland3 day week imposedHeath defeated in election; Wilson returns as PMCollapse of Sunningdale Agreement after Ulster Workers' Council StrikeLabour wins October general electionEEC referendum results in 2:1, majority for 'yes'Thatcher becomes leader of Tory partySex Discrimination Act passedWilson resigns; Jim Callaghan PMTerms of IMF loan require spending cutsIndustrial unrest leads to 'winter of discontent'Devolution for Scotland and Wales rejected in referendumsFormation of SDPRiots in Brixton and LiverpoolVictory in Falklands WarUnemployment rises above 3 millionConservative victory in general electionMichael Foot replayed as Labour leader by Neil KinnockIRA bomb at Brighton HotelMiners' strike beginsRiots in major cities across BritainHeseltine resigns over Westland affairDeregulation of financial markets in the 'Big Bang'Single European Act signedThatcher's 3rd election victoryStock market crash in London + New YorkSection 28 outlaws 'promotion of homosexuality'Fall of Berlin WallPoll tax riotThatcher resigns; John Major PMVictory for coalition forces in First Gulf WarUnemployment at 2.5 millionEnd of Cold WarElection victory for MajorResignation of Kinnock; John Smith becomes Labour leader'Black Wednesday' forces British withdrawal from ERMRebellion against Maastricht Treaty by Tory EuroscepticsMurder of Stephan LawrenceDeath of John Smith; Blair becomes Labour leaderFirst female priests ordainedLandslide election victory for 'New Labour'YBA hold the 'Sensation' exhibitionGood Friday Agreement brings an end to the Troubles in Northern IrelandThatcher becomes PMSuccesses and failures of the Attlee governmentStart of the post-war consensusSpecial category status removed from paramilitary prisonersStart of blanket protestsStart of hunger strikes led by Bobby SandsAnglo-Irish Agreement signedImpact of Thatcher's economics'In Place of Strife' publishedThatcherismDowning Street DeclarationPeriods
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