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| # | Year | Year Summary | Last Update | |
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| 201 | 1978 | <strong>UK</strong>: Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is James Callaghan (Labour). Inflation reaches 8.3%, unemployment hits a postwar high of 1,500,000. and there is widespread industrial action. Ian Botham becomes the first man in the history of cricket to score a century and take eight wickets in one innings of a Test match.<br /><br /><strong>USA</strong>: President: Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia). Vice President: Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota). The film Grease is released staring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. The New York Yankees win their 22nd World Series championship, beating the Dodgers 7–2. Affirmed becomes only the 11th horse to ever win the Triple Crown. The first Susan B. Anthony dollar enters circulation. | 10-Dec-2021 10:50 | |
| 202 | 1979 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), replacing James Callaghan (Labour) on 4 May. US President is James Earl (Jimmy) Carter. Minimum Lending Rate at 17%. Trevor Francis is the first £1m football transfer. UK top selling car is the Ford Cortina. Douglas Adams publishes 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. | 14-Sep-2018 09:37 | |
| 203 | 1980 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is Margaret Thatcher (Conservative). US President is James Earl (Jimmy) Carter. Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. The Iranian Embassy Siege, ended by the SAS. Great Britain and Northern Ireland compete at the Olympics in Moscow. John Lennon is shot dead in New York. UK inflation at 18%. The Rendlesham Forest incident, the most well known UFO incident to occur in Britain. | 13-Sep-2018 12:38 | |
| 204 | 1981 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is Margaret Thatcher (Conservative). US President is Ronald Reagan. The wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer. Sinclair ZX81 computer launched. Social Democratic Party formed. Bucks Fizz is the wins the Eurovision Song Contest with "Making Your Mind Up". "Postman Pat" first broadcast on BBC. | 13-Sep-2018 12:31 | |
| 205 | 1982 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is Margaret Thatcher (Conservative). US President is Ronald Reagan. The year of the Falklands War. Unemployment over 3 million. Twenty pence coin first issued into circulation. | 13-Sep-2018 12:22 | |
| 206 | 1983 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is still Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) after a June election landslide victory over Michael Foot's Labour. US President is Ronald Reagan. Seatbelt use for drivers and front seat passengers becomes mandatory. The new A-prefix car registration plates are launched. Brink's-Mat robbery steal £26 million in gold. The one pound coin introduced in England and Wales. | 13-Sep-2018 12:17 | |
| 207 | 1984 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is Margaret Thatcher (Conservative). US President is Ronald Reagan. Year of the Miners strike. Nissan to build cards in Britain. First Virgin Atlantic flight. The Brighton hotel bombing. Chancellor Nigel Lawson announces the halfpenny will be demonetised and withdrawn from circulation. The Olympics are in Los Angeles, USA. Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, where Torvill and Dean win gold. Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" gets Christmas number one. | 13-Sep-2018 12:09 | |
| 208 | 1985 | The Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II and the UK Prime Minister is Margaret Thatcher. The first mobile phone call is made. The Sinclair C5 launched - and ceases 7 months later. The first episode of <em>EastEnders</em> shown. The Miners strike ends. The <em>Titanic</em> is located on the sea floor 73 years after it sank. | 07-Sep-2017 13:09 | |
| 209 | 1986 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is Margaret Thatcher (Conservative). US President is Ronald Reagan. The "Big Bang" deregulation of the financial markets. UK and France announce plans to build a Channel tunnel. Commonwealth Games are held in Edinburgh. M25 completed. First case of BSE "Mad Cow" in cattle. | 13-Sep-2018 11:59 | |
| 210 | 1987 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. After a June election, Prime Minister is still Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), defeating Neil Kinnock's Labour party. US President is Ronald Reagan. Margaret Thatcher visits Moscow. | 13-Sep-2018 11:42 | |
| 211 | 1988 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is Margaret Thatcher (Conservative). US President is Ronald Reagan. House prices in UK rise by 16.9%. Piper Alpha oil rig disaster. GCSE exams introduced. Olympics are in Seoul, South Korea. Sandy Lyle becomes the first British winner of the US Masters. Pubs in England and Wales can now open all day. | 13-Sep-2018 11:32 | |
| 212 | 1989 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is Margaret Thatcher (Conservative). US President is George H W Bush. Sky Television begins broadcasting. 94 fans die in the Hillsborough disaster. Ford buys Jaguar. The M42 is completed. Den Watts is killed off in the soap <em>EastEnders</em> and watched by 20 million people but a new record of 27 million watch <em>Coronation Street's</em> Alan Bradley meet his end with a Blackpool tram. Nick Faldo wins the Masters. | 13-Sep-2018 11:33 | |
| 213 | 1990 | East and West Germany reunified. Iraq invades Kuwait starting the Gulf War. Nelson Mandela released in South Africa after 27 years behind bars. | 08-Jun-2017 00:53 | |
| 214 | 1991 | Leningrad of Russia restored to Saint Petersburg. Coup in the Soviet Union, Soviet Union collapses. The Warsaw Pact is officially dissolved. Croatia and Slovenia declare independence from Yugoslavia. Boris Yeltsin becomes the President of Russia. US begin Operation Desert Storm to stop Iraqi occupation of Kuwait. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 215 | 1992 | Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain. | 08-Jun-2017 00:57 | |
| 216 | 1993 | The World Wide Web is born at CERN. Bill Clinton sworn in as President of the United States. European Union eliminates trade barriers and becomes a single market. | 08-Jun-2017 00:59 | |
| 217 | 1994 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is John Major. Labour Leader John Smith sadly dies of a heart attack and Tony Blair becomes leader. US invade Haiti to restore order. Tunnel between English and France opens. The North American Free Trade Agreement established. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 218 | 1995 | The World Trade Organization (WTO) established. | 08-Jun-2017 01:01 | |
| 219 | 1996 | The Olympics are in Atlanta, USA. Computer programming language Java released its first version. | 09-Jun-2017 19:22 | |
| 220 | 1997 | Scotland vote for separate Parliament. Spacecraft Pathfinder lands on Mars. Hong Kong returns to China rule. Bill Clinton reelected as US president. | 08-Jun-2017 01:04 |