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| # | Year | Year Summary | Last Update | |
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| 221 | 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 | |
| 222 | 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 Chancellor Nigel Lawson announces the halfpenny will be demonetised and withdrawn from circulation.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 | |
| 223 | 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 | |
| 224 | 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 | |
| 225 | 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 | |
| 226 | 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 | |
| 227 | 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 | |
| 228 | 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 | |
| 229 | 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 | |
| 230 | 1992 | Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain. | 08-Jun-2017 00:57 | |
| 231 | 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 | |
| 232 | 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 | |
| 233 | 1995 | The World Trade Organization (WTO) established. | 08-Jun-2017 01:01 | |
| 234 | 1996 | The Olympics are in Atlanta, USA. Computer programming language Java released its first version. | 09-Jun-2017 19:22 | |
| 235 | 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 | |
| 236 | 1998 | Monarch is Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is Tony Blair (Labour). US President is Bill Clinton. UK takes over the Presidency of the EC's Council of Ministers. Eurovision Song Contest held at NIA in Birmingham; Danijela wins for Croatia. DVD's appear in the UK, selling 6,000 in first six months. Omagh bombing kills 29. U.S. Spacecraft Finds Water on Moon. On 15 June the bi-metallic two pound coin goes into circulation (coins are dated 1997). | 05-Jun-2018 09:29 | |
| 237 | 1999 | Elizabeth II is Monarch and the Prime Minister is Tony Blair (Labour). Construction of the Millennium Dome is finished. The Rugby World Cup begins in the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. J. K. Rowling's novel Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is published. US President Bill Clinton acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial. | 08-Jun-2017 01:15 | |
| 238 | 2000 | Into the New Century. Fears of the Y2K computer problem pass without problem. Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, in her 48th year as Queen. Prime Minister is Tony Blair (Labour). Bill Clinton is U.S. President but George W Bush has narrowly won the election to be next President. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother celebrates her 100th birthday. The Olymic Games are in Sydney, Australia. In Russia, Vladimir Putin is the new President. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 239 | 2001 | Elizabeth II was in her 49th year as Queen. In the USA Bill Clinton ends his second term as President and George W Bush becomes the 43rd U.S. President. After the 9-11 terrorist attack, the twin World Trade Towers collapse. | 26-May-2017 17:28 | |
| 240 | 2002 | In 2002 Elizabeth II was in her 50th year as Queen making it a Golden Jubilee year. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, died aged 101. Tony Blair was UK Prime Minister. The US President was George W Bush. The Commonwealth games are held in Manchester. Brazil beats Germany 2-0 to win the World Cup. | 26-May-2017 17:12 |