Compiled by Graham Adds graham@vpme.demon.co.uk. To the best of my knowledge the information is accurate. Any inaccuracies or suggestions please do not hesitate to contact me. Reformatted for gjots from the original Psion file 20thcentury.s5 from http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/pocketinfo/index.html by Bob Hepple bhepple@freeshell.org Nov 2002 \NewEntry 1900 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 9. Thousands hit by flu epidemic, fifty people dying everyday in London. * The Boer war continues. \NewEntry Feb 27. The British Labour party was founded. \NewEntry Apr 4. Attempt on the Prince of Wales' life in Brussels. 14. The Paris International Exhibition opens. \NewEntry May 31. Boxer uprising in China. \NewEntry Jul 1. The airship Zeppelin takes to the skies. 22. Charlotte Cooper the first woman Olympic gold medalist, winning the tennis singles. 30. Italian King shot dead at Monza Italy. \NewEntry Sep 30. Boer war ended. \NewEntry Nov 9. The biggest and most powerful batteship the"Mikasa" was launched in Barrow-in-Furness, built for Japanese navy. 22. Sullivan the composer dies at 58 30. Oscar Wilde the writer died in Paris aged 46. \NewEntry Dec 14. Max Plansk unveils the Quantum Theory. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * The Prince of Wales takes delivery of a Coventry built Daimler * The "La Jamais Contente" electric car held the speed record at 65.75 mph when it was beaten by a steam car at 75 mph. Petrol cars fastest speed was 35.5 mph. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1901 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 22. Queen Victoria dies at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight aged 81, having reigned for 63 years. \NewEntry Feb 14. Edward VII opened his first parliament. 26. Boxer leaders executed in Peking. \NewEntry Mar 17. Riots breakout in Russian cities. \NewEntry Jun 24. 19 year old Pablo Picasso holds first exhibition in Paris. \NewEntry Sep 7. Boxer rebellion ends. 9. Toulouse-Lautrec the French painter dies at 36. 14. President Mckinley was assassinated, Roosevelt becomes President. \NewEntry Oct 2. Britain launches first submarine. \NewEntry Nov 30. The first hearing aid. \NewEntry Dec 2. The first replaceable razor was announced by Gillette. 10. First Nobel Prizes. 11. The first trans-Atlantic wireless tranmission was made from Cornwall to Newfoundland by Marconi. \NewEntry Review * Russian Jews flea to Palastine due to the violence against them in Russia.. \NewEntry Cars * Daimler build the first Mercedes. * Tarmac was invented. * Dennis Brothers occupy the first purpose built car factory at Guildford, Surrey. * In the US, electric vehicle production exceeded all other. Columbia was the main producer \EndFolder \NewEntry 1902 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 30. Britain signs treaty of alliance with Japan over interests in China and Korea. 31. Number of smallpox victims in Britain rose to 2,273. \NewEntry Mar 26. Cecel Rhodes of Rhodesia died aged 48. \NewEntry Apr 5. Stand collapses at Ibrox Park football ground killing 20 supporters. 16. State of emergency declared in Ireland. 22. Fire sweeps through the Barbican in London destroying many factories and shops. \NewEntry May 28. Thomas Eddison announces new nickel-iron battery. 31. Boer leaders finally surrender in Pretoria. \NewEntry Jun 28. America pays $40 million for Panama Canal concession. 29. Renault wins first Paris-Vienna race. * The Boer war ends. \NewEntry Jul 12. Arthur Balfour becomes Prime Minister. \NewEntry Aug 9. Edward VII is crowned King. \NewEntry Dec 10. The Aswan Dam on the Nile in Egypt was completed. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * S. F. Edge won the "Gordon Bennett" race between Paris and Innsbruck in a Napier at an average speed of 31.8 mph. * Electromobile company made electric vehicles in the UK, many were used as taxis. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1903 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 1. Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. 6. Official inquiry into the traffic problems of London. \NewEntry Feb 16. It was announced how porcelain could replace gold as fillings in teeth. 26. Dr Richard Gatling inventor of the Gatling-gun died aged 84. \NewEntry Mar 3. Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton set new record for getting nearest to South Pole. \NewEntry May 8. Paul Gauguin the French painter died aged 54 \NewEntry Jun 11. King Alexander and Queen Draga of Serbia were shot dead. 16. Henry Ford forms the Ford Motor Company. \NewEntry Jul 17. James Whistler the American painter dies aged 69. 20. Pope Leo XIII died aged 93. \NewEntry Sep 8. Turks massacre 50,000 Bulgarians in the town of Monastir. \NewEntry Oct 10. Emmeline Pankhurst forms new suffragette movement. \NewEntry Nov 12. Camille Pissarro the French painter dies aged 73. \NewEntry Dec 10. The Wright Brothers took to the air, staying up for nearly 1 minute and travelling 850 feet. 10. Marie Curie wins Nobel Prize for her work in radio-activity. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Britain's first motor show held at Crystal Palace. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1904 \NewFolder \NewEntry Feb 3. Tidal wave in the English Channel. 5. America ends occupation of Cuba. 10. Japan attacks Russian fleet. \NewEntry May 6. Britain fights Tibetans in the Karo Pass. \NewEntry Jun 15. A paddle steamer General Slocum caught fire in New York harbour killing 693 passengers, others unaccounted for. \NewEntry Jul 21. The Trans-Siberian railway was completed. 29. France breaks links with the Vatican. \NewEntry Aug 29. Final day of the Olympics in St. Louis, America 30. Fighting continues between Japan and Russia. \NewEntry Sep 20. Wright Brothers: America believes planes have no military value. \NewEntry Oct 22. Two fishing trawlers were sunk by Russian Fleet in the North Sea. \NewEntry Dec 13. The first electric tube train in London, from Baker Street to Uxbridge. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * The first registration plates were introduced in Britain. * Driving licences become law. * Speed limit raised from 12 mph to 20 mph. * C S Rolls and Henry Royce form the motor company Rolls Royce. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1905 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 2. Port Arthur in Korea was Finally taken by the Japanese. 22. Czar of Russia's troops kill 500 strikers in St. Petersburg. \NewEntry Mar 10. Japanese gain victory in Manchuria after a 12 day battle 200,000 Russians die. 24. Jules Verne the writer of science fiction died aged 77. \NewEntry Apr 4. Earthquake hits northern India, many thousands die. \NewEntry May 28. Admiral Togo of Japan wipes out Russian Baltic fleet in the Straits of Tsushima. \NewEntry Jun 29. The Automoblie Association was formed. \NewEntry Jul 1. A new theory was published by Albert Einstein, "The theory of relativity". 3. The French separates the church from the state. \NewEntry Aug 20. Lord Curzon resigns as Viceroy of India. \NewEntry Sep 5. Peace between Russia and Japan, after signing a peace treaty, the Treaty of Portsmouth. 7. Fighting broke out between Armenians and Tartars over 1,000 people killed. 21. Dr. Barnardo the man who started over 112 homes for orphans, died. \NewEntry Oct 14. First Sufragettes go to prison 30. Aspirin goes on sale in Britain for the first time. \NewEntry Nov 8. Jews massacred in Russia. \NewEntry Dec 5. The Liberal leader Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman becomes Prime Minister. 30. Revolt in Russia crushed by Czar. \NewEntry Review * Internal unrest continues in Russia. \NewEntry Cars * SMMT holds first Motor Show at Olympia in Febuary and the second in November. * Austin Motor Co. of Longbridge is registered. * Vauxhall moves from south London to Luton. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1906 \NewFolder \NewEntry Feb 8. Tahiti was hit by a typhoon, thousands die. 10. HMS Dreadnought the biggest and fastest battleship was launched. It took 4 months to build. \NewEntry Apr 7. Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupts. 19. Earthquake hits San Francisco killing over 800 people. 27. Olympic Games opens in Athens. \NewEntry Aug 6. August bank holiday heatwave in Britain. \NewEntry Oct 17. First pictures were telegraphed by German professor Arthur Korn. 24. Eleven suffragettes were jailed. * SOS becomes the international distress signal. \NewEntry Nov 2. Many London buses were banned for being to noisy. \NewEntry Dec 15. New London tube line opened between Finesbury Park and Hammersmith. \NewEntry Review American scientist Lee De Forest invented the triode valve which has revolutionised the wireless. \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1907 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 7. England beats France at Rugby at Twickenham. 19. Mohammad Ali is the new Shah of Persia. 22. Earthquake hits Jamaica, hundreds die. \NewEntry Mar 15. Women become MPs in Finland. \NewEntry Apr 15. Manchuria is handed back to the Chinese. 25. Plans for Channel Tunnel were thrown out by Government. \NewEntry Jun 10. Major breakthrough for colour Movies by Auguste and Louis Lumiere. \NewEntry Jul 25. Resentment in Korea over Japanese rule. 25. Lord Baden Powell starts the Boy Scouts. \NewEntry Aug 4. French gunships shell Casablanca. 10. Prince Borghese of Italy won the 8,000 mile Peking to Paris car race which took 62 days. 13 Fighting started in Belfast, killing 4 people. \NewEntry Oct 11. The Lusitania broke the Trans-Atlantic record at 4 days 19 hours 52 minutes. \NewEntry Nov 13. Kaiser on state visit to Britain. 13. First helicopter flight by inventor Paul Cornu. \NewEntry Dec 11. Britain fears Japanese competition with ship building. \NewEntry Review The suffragettes fight continues. \NewEntry Cars * Brooklands the world's first motor racing circuit opens at Weybridge, Surrey. * The Automobile Car Club changes the name to the Royal Automobile Club. * The Detroit Electric car went into production in the US. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1908 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 13. A Frenchman Henri Farman won £5,000 for flying more than one kilometre. \NewEntry Feb 1. King Carlos I the Portugese King and Prince Luiz were assassinated. 11. Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov the Russian composer dies aged 64. \NewEntry Mar 7. The German battleship the Nassau rivals the British Dreadnought. \NewEntry Apr 1. The Liberal war secretary Mr Haldane forms the Territorial Army. 12. Herbert Asquith becomes Prime Minister. 12. Winston Churchill joins the cabinate. \NewEntry May 14. The Franco-British exhibition was opened at the White City, London. \NewEntry Jun 9. King Edward VII visits Russia. \NewEntry Jul * London hosts the Olympic Games. \NewEntry Aug 12. Model T Ford was launched in Detroit. \NewEntry Oct 6. Wilbur Wright breaks new record for staying in the air with a passenger for more than one hour. 24. Emmeline Pankhurst the suffragette was jailed. \NewEntry Dec 10. Ernest Rutherford wins Nobel prize for his work in radio-activity. 26. American Jack Johnson was the first black man to win the boxing heavyweight title. 28. Earthquake hits Sicily, 200,000 people die. \NewEntry Review Olymic games held in London. \NewEntry Cars * Lord Montague opens Rolls Royce's new Derby plant. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1909 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 1. First old age pension for the over 70's. 9. Edward Shackleton gets the nearest ever to the South Pole. \NewEntry Feb 1. "Prohibition" spreads throughout United States. \NewEntry Mar 15. Selfridge's the first department store comes to London. \NewEntry Apr 6. Robert Peary of the US conquered the North Pole. \NewEntry Jul 25. Louis Bleriot the french aviator flew a 43 minute flight across the English Channel. \NewEntry Oct 26. Prince Ito of Japan was assassinated by Korean nationalist. \NewEntry Nov 14. Plan for Navy base at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii. \NewEntry Review Germany builds up it's Navy. Suffragettes go on hunger strike in prison. \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1910 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 10. Major flooding in Paris. \NewEntry Feb 23. Dalai Lama flees to India. \NewEntry Mar 10. The first film to be made in Hollywood "In Old California" was released. \NewEntry May * Edward VII dies. 20. Halley's comet is viewed. 21. The burial of Edward VII. 31. The start of the Girl Guides. \NewEntry Jun 1. Captain Robert Scott sets out in the ship "Terra Nova" to reach the South Pole. \NewEntry Jul Florence Nightingale "The Lady of the Lamp" dies at the age of 91. \NewEntry Aug 27. The demonstration of talking pictures by the inventor Thomas Edison. \NewEntry Sep 7. Marie Curie discovers Radium. \NewEntry Oct 4. King Manuel of Portugal is deposed. 30. Jean Henri Dunant the Swiss who founded the Red Cross dies. \NewEntry Dec 20. Dead-heat between Liberals and Tories in General Election. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1911 \NewFolder \NewEntry Mar The Moroccan uprising. 31. A maximum of a 60 hour week is proposed for shop workers. \NewEntry Apr The copyright bill goes through Parliament, giving authors and musicians 50 years on their work. \NewEntry May 4. Plans for National Insurance were unveiled. \NewEntry Jun 23. George V was crowned King. * Shipping strikes, the army is called in. \NewEntry Jul 24. Dr Hiram Bingham the US historian discovers the lost Inca capital of Machu Picchu near Cuzco in Peru. \NewEntry Aug 22. The Mona Lisa is stolen in Paris. 28. Hundreds die in Britains heatwave with temperatures of up to 97 degrees. \NewEntry Sep 9. The worlds first airmail from Hendon to London. \NewEntry Oct 30. The 5 year old Emperor of China Pu Yi surrenders power. \NewEntry Dec 14. Amundsen the Norwegian explorer beats Captain Scott to South Pole.29. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen becomes President of the Chinese Republic. 31. Madame Curie wins second Nobel Prize for her work in radium. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Rolls Royce's first Spirit of Ecstacy mascot was cast. Designed by artist Charles Sykes, the model was Eleanor Thompson. * Motor buses in London start to replace horse drawn buses. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1912 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 17. Captain Scott reaches the South Pole only to find he was beaten by Amundsen. \NewEntry Mar 1. Suffragettes go on a rampage in the West End causing much damage. Many were jailed. 30. France takes over Morooco. \NewEntry Apr 15. The S.S.Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic killing 1,500 of it's 2,340 passengers. \NewEntry May 9. Home Rule bill for Ireland was passed in Commons. 26. Transport strike in Britain. \NewEntry Jun 15. National dock strike ends. \NewEntry Jul * The Stockholm Olympic games. 12. Irish Unionists oppose home rule. 22. Britain puts it's navy on North Atlantic patrol in response to Germany's naval build up. \NewEntry Aug 20. General William Booth founder of the Salvation Army dies aged 83 \NewEntry Review * Plans to review divorce laws. * Fighting continues between the Turks and Bulgarians. \NewEntry Cars * Triplex safety glass is established in UK. Invented by Frenchman Reginald Delpech. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1913 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 31. Home Rule is rejected for Ireland. \NewEntry Feb 10. Captain Scott and his party were found dead. They died while attempting to return from their expidition to the South Pole. \NewEntry Mar 18. George I of Greece was assassinated. \NewEntry Apr * Gideon Sunback the Swedish engineer patents the zip fastener. \NewEntry May 30. Peace treaty is signed ending the Balkan war between Turkey and Bulgaria. \NewEntry Jun 6. Germany increases peacetime army. 14. The suffragette Emily Davidson dies when she throws herself under the King's horse at the Derby. \NewEntry Aug * Henry Brealy cast the world's first stainless steel in Sheffield. \NewEntry Sep 23. The Frenchman, Roland Garros flew 558 miles across the Mediteranean. \NewEntry Oct 7. Henry Ford opens new car assembly line in Michigan. 10. The Panama Canal is opened by President Wilson. 14. 418 miners are lost in mine explosion at Sengenhydd in Aber Valley. \NewEntry Review Pilots are now trying new things in thier planes, carrying up to 9 people and doing loop the loop. \NewEntry Cars * The first Morris Oxford left the factory. * Worries over the amount of deaths involving motor buses. * Britain's first roadside petrol pump was installed at Shrewsbury. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1914 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan * Fears of civil war in Ireland. \NewEntry Feb 18. The British hunter Captain Campbell Besley discovers three lost Inca cities near Cuzco in Peru. \NewEntry Apr 21. US intervenes in Mexican war. \NewEntry May * Parliament passes the Irish Home Rule Bill. \NewEntry Jun 28. The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Duchess of Hohenberg were assassinated. \NewEntry Jul 3. Peace treaty signed in Mexico. \NewEntry Aug 4. Britain declared war on Germany over Germany's invasion of Belgium. 31. A bloody battle was fought at the Belgium town of Mons. 31. The Russian Army was defeated on the eastern front at Tannenberg. \NewEntry Sep 14. Allied forces drive back Germans at the battle of the Marne saving Paris from capture. 23. The war at sea has claimed 3 British cruisers sunk by by German submarines. \NewEntry Oct 19. Ghent, Ostend and Bruges fell to the Germans. * Aeroplanes are now starting to be used in war. \NewEntry Nov 17. Income tax doubled to pay for war. * Turkey enters war. \NewEntry Dec 11. Britains gains victory over Germany of the Falklands where 4 German cruisers were sunk. * A German Taube monoplane drops a bomb on Dover, the first ever air raid on Britain. \NewEntry Review The Suffragettes fight continues. \NewEntry Cars * The Detroit Electric produced 4669 cars in this year. A range of 211.3 miles was reached on a single charge although 80 miles was average. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1915 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 7. Floods in the Upper Thames Valley, Windsor is under water. 24. British warships sunk Germany's most powerful warship, the "Blucher". * Zeppelin bombing raids start, first casualities are Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn. \NewEntry Feb 2. Germans threaten to sink neutral shipping in British waters. \NewEntry Mar 1. Britain starts a blockade of German ports. * Women in Britain go to work in the factories. \NewEntry Apr 22. Germans use mustard gas as a new weapon at Ypres. 24. 5,000 Armenians butchered by the Turks and a further 600 intellectual-professional Armenians deported and killed. The start of genocide. 26. British, French and Anzacs land at Gallipoli. \NewEntry May 7. German submarine sinks the "Lusitania" 1,400 passengers were drowned. * A troop train and passenger train crashed near Gretna Green killing 225 passengers. \NewEntry Jun 8. Zeppelin bombed out of the sky by British plane over Belgium. * Zeppelins start bombing London. \NewEntry Sep 26. Allies breakthrough German lines. * Taxes are increased to pay for war. \NewEntry Oct 23. W.G.Grace the famous cricketer died aged 67. \NewEntry Nov 11. Winston Churchill resigned from government. \NewEntry Dec 20. Allies retreat from Gallipoli. \NewEntry Review * Albert Einstein Proposes new theory of gravity. * Rupert Brooke the poet dies. \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1916 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 6. House of Commons agree on national conscription. \NewEntry Mar 9. The carving up of the Otterman Empire begins \NewEntry Apr 25. "Easter Uprising" by Irish rebels in Dublin, 450 killed. \NewEntry May 12. Seven rebels involved in the Dublin Uprising were executed by firing squad at Kilmainham Jail. 21. "Daylight saving time" starts in Britain. 31. British and German navies clash at the battle of Jutland. \NewEntry Jun 7. Lord Kitchener died when his boat struck a mine off the Orkneys 21. Arabs declare war on Turkey for Arab independence. \NewEntry Jul 3. The Somme campaign starts with huge casualties \NewEntry Aug * Italy declares war on Germany. \NewEntry Sep 15. A new British fighting machine, the "Tank" enters the war. 29. John D. Rockefeller becomes the worlds first $ billionaire. \NewEntry Nov 21. Emperor Franz Josef ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire dies. \NewEntry Dec 7. Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister. 30. Gregory Rasputin is murdered in Russia. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1917 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 10. Colonel "Buffalo Bill" Cody dies. \NewEntry Mar 16. Czar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates. The Russian revolution grows. 20. Red Cross hospital ship torpedoed by German submarine. 27. British defeat the Turks at Gaza. \NewEntry Apr 6. US declares war on Germany. \NewEntry May 14. First bombing of London by German planes. \NewEntry Jun 22. King Constantine of Greece forced to abdicate. * The British Royal family renounced their German titles from Saxe, Coburg and Gotha to Windsor. \NewEntry Aug 20. More fighting at Flanders. \NewEntry Sep 26. Edgar Degas the painter dies aged 83. 30. Czar Nicholas II and his family have been sent to Siberia to get away from the Bolsheviks. \NewEntry Oct 31. Italians were defeated by German troops at Caporetto. \NewEntry Nov 9. Plans for a new Jewish homeland in Palestine. \NewEntry Dec 9. British capture Jerusalem. * Bolsheviks seize power in St. Petersburg. 22. Peace talks with new Bolshevik government. \NewEntry Review * From 1915, 1.5 million Armenians were murdered by the Turks. \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1918 \NewFolder \NewEntry Feb * Women over 30 gain the right to vote.Men can vote at 21. \NewEntry Mar 3. Russia signs peace treaty with Germany. \NewEntry Apr 1. The Royal Air Force is formed, merging the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. 21. Manfred von Richthofen the "Red Baron" was shot down and killed at the battle of the Somme. \NewEntry Jul 16. Czar Nicholas II and his family were murdered by the Bolsheviks. \NewEntry Aug 8. German troops were forced to retreat when British, French, Australian, American and Canadian troops joining forces at Amiens. * Police go on strike in London. \NewEntry Sep 30. Allies break through German lines. \NewEntry Oct * Flu kills 25 million people around the world. \NewEntry Nov 10. Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates. 11. Germany signs Armistice. Peace after four and quarter years of war. 21. German fleet surrenders. \NewEntry Dec 28. Women in Britain vote for the first time. \NewEntry Review * More than 10 million died in the "Great War". * Major T. E. Lawrence, "Lawrence of Arabia" led the Arabs to push the Turks out of the Middle East. \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1919 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 3. Professor Ernest Rutherford of Manchester University splits the atom. \NewEntry Feb 9. First passenger air service started between London and Paris. \NewEntry Mar 23. Mussolini starts the Facist party in Italy. * Famine spreads through Germany. \NewEntry Apr 13. British troops open fire on demonstration in Amritsar in India killing many women and children. \NewEntry Jun 15. Alcock and Brown fly the Atlantic non-stop. 28. The Treaty of Versailles was signed, setting the terms of peace and reparations to be paid by Germany. \NewEntry Jul 13. The first two way crossing of the Atlantic by a British airship. \NewEntry Sep 11. Sinn Fein declared illegal by Britain. \NewEntry Nov 19. US Senate establishes the League of Nations. 28. Viscountess Nancy Astor becomes Britain's first woman MP. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Bentley Motors of Cricklewood, London is registered. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1920 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 16. Prohibition went into force across the US banning the manufacture and sale of alchohol. * The League of Nations is formed. \NewEntry Feb 11. Plans for an International Court of Justice were made by the League of Nations. 22. The Red Army gains strength in Russia. 24. A programme was published in Germany for createing a Third Reich, it's spokesman was Adolf Hitler. \NewEntry Mar 26. The "Black and Tans" go to Ireland as the troubles increase. \NewEntry Apr * Military conscription is abolished. \NewEntry Aug 10. Turkey loses 80% of Otterman Empire. 23. Polish army fights to save Warsaw from the Bolsheviks. * Olympic Games are held in Antwerp, Belgium. \NewEntry Oct 18. National miners strike in Britain. 27. Hunger striker Tomas MacSwiney dies in Ireland, which leads to to more violence. \NewEntry Nov 16. The Russian civil war is over, the Bolshevics win. 21. Bloody Sunday in Ireland, 14 British soldiers killed in their beds. \NewEntry Dec 5. Scotland votes against prohibition. 11. Martial law declared in Ireland. \NewEntry Review * The map of Europe is redrawn as treaties are signed and Empires fall (German, Turkish, Austian and Russian). \NewEntry Cars * The first petrol station opens in Britain at Aldermaston. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1921 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 22. British tanks roll into Dublin. \NewEntry Feb 5. Germany's reparation bill for the war was set at £10 billion. 16. Unemployment in Britain goes over 1 million. 18. Etienne Oehmichen a French engineer has acheived real flight in a helicopter. \NewEntry Mar 8. Allies occupy Germany to collect reparations for the war. 17. Dr. Marie Stopes opens first birth control clinic in London. \NewEntry May 11. Germany agrees on war reparations. \NewEntry Jun 30. The Communist Party is formed in China. \NewEntry Jul 22. Truce is declared in Ireland. 26. Spanish are defeated in Morocco. \NewEntry Aug 3. Enrico Caruso the Italian singer dies aged 48. 4. Bolsheviks appeal to world for help as famine hits Russia. \NewEntry Nov 5. Crown Prince Hirohito becomes Regent of Japan. * Mussolini declares himself leader of the Italian Fascist Party. \NewEntry Dec 7. An agreement was signed giving Ireland Independence, the start of the Irish Free State. Six counties in the north will remain British. \NewEntry Review * Insulin was discvered. \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1922 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 5. Sir Ernest Shackleton the explorer dies. 21. Ireland accepts the Irish Free State treaty. 22. Pope Benedict XV dies. \NewEntry Feb 28. Britain proclaimed Egypt an independent state, maintaining control over Suez. \NewEntry Mar 18. Mahatma Gandhi is sentenced to 6 years imprisonment. 22. "B Specials" targeted by IRA in Belfast. \NewEntry Jun 22. Field Marshal Henry Wilson was shot dead by IRA gunmen in London. \NewEntry Aug 22. Michael Collins the leader of the Irish Free State was shot dead. \NewEntry Sep 4. William Lyons forms the Swallow Sidecar Company. \NewEntry Oct 25. George Cadbury the chocolate manufacturer died aged 83. 30. Benito Mussolini becomes Dictator of Italy. * The British Broadcasting Company is formed. * David Lloyd George resigns as Prime Minister. Andrew Bonar Law takes over. \NewEntry Nov 29. The tomb of Tutankhamun is discovered by Howard Carter. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1923 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 27. First Nazi Party rally in Munich. \NewEntry Feb 13. 10,000 Turks with Greek origin await deportation to Greece by the Turks. One million have already been deported. \NewEntry Mar 9. Vladimir Lenin the Soviet leader quits. 29. Sarah Bernhardt, the actress, died aged 78. 31. Germans clash with French troops occupying the Ruhr in Germany. \NewEntry Apr 26. The Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon were married. \NewEntry May 21. Stanley Baldwin becomes British Prime Minister. * The first Le Mans 24 hour race. \NewEntry Jun * Ku Klux Klan gains strength in the US. \NewEntry Sep 13. The army seized control of Spain with the approval of the King. 16. 140,000 people die in Japans biggest earthquake. Tokyo and Yokohama were completely destroyed and 2.5 million were made homeless. \NewEntry Oct 29. Turkey is proclaimed a republic. \NewEntry Nov 12. Adolf Hitler arrested after an attempted coup. * Inflation continues in Germany and the Mark is valueless. \NewEntry Dec 28. Guatave Eiffal, the French engineer, died aged 91. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1924 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 21. Vladimir Stalin, leader of Soviet Russia died aged 54. * Ramsay MacDonald becomes Britains first Labour Prime Minister. \NewEntry Mar 31. A merger of 4 small airline companies creates Imperial Airways Britain's first national airline. \NewEntry Apr 6. Plague spreads through India killing 25,000 people. \NewEntry Jun 2. The first wireless conversation from England to Australia. \NewEntry Jul * The Paris hosts Olympics games. \NewEntry Oct * The Labour Party ban Communists. \NewEntry Nov 6. Winston Churchill becomes Chancellor of the Exchequer. * The Labour Party falls and the Conservatives return to power under Stanley Baldwin. \NewEntry Dec 20. Hitler is out of prison on parole. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1925 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 16. Leon Trotsky oested from the Soviet communist party. \NewEntry Feb 14. Ban on the German Nazi party is lifted. \NewEntry Mar 19. Plans for a British Navy base in Singapore. \NewEntry Apr * Incentives for British people to emmigrate to Australia. \NewEntry May 1. Cyprus becomes a British colony. \NewEntry Jun 29. Colour bar becomes legal in South Africa. * More civil unrest in China. \NewEntry Jul 18. Hitler published the book "Mein Kamf" which he wrote while in prison. \NewEntry Sep 29. White lines to be painted on roads all over Britain. \NewEntry Nov 20. Queen Alexandra wife of King Edward VII, dies. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * General Motors gains controlling share of Vauxhall. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1926 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 30. British troops pull out of the Rhineland. * Moving pictures by wireless were demonstrated by John Logie Baird. \NewEntry Mar * First liquid fuel rocket was demonstrated by Robert H Goddard. \NewEntry Apr 24. Riots between Hindus and Muslems hit the streets of Calcutta. * The Duchess of York gives birth to Princess Elizabeth. \NewEntry May 4. First General Strike in British history in support of the miners. * An Airship and plane fly over the North Pole. \NewEntry Aug 9. Plans were made to convert Southern Railway to electric. \NewEntry Sep 8. Chiang Kai-shek gaining ground in the Chinese civil war. \NewEntry Oct 1. Alan Cobham completed his trip around the world in a sea plane in 58 days. \NewEntry Nov 20. The British Commonwealth was formed. \NewEntry Dec 6. Monet, the French artist, dies. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1927 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 31. British army division was sent to Shanghai to protect the British nationals. * It becomes possible to telephone from London to New York at a cost of £15 for 3 minutes. \NewEntry Feb 4. Malcolm Campbell broke the world land sea record in his car "Bluebird" at 174.22 mph. \NewEntry Mar 21. Chiang Kai-shek takes over Shanghai. 29. Major Henry Segrave beats Campbell's land speed record at 203.84 mph. \NewEntry May 21. Captain Charles Lindbergh flies the Atlantic solo. He flew from New York to Paris non-stop in 33½ hours. \NewEntry Jul 15. Riots break out in Vienna. \NewEntry Oct 6. The first live dialogue was heard in the film "The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson. \NewEntry Nov 15. Leon Trotsky expelled from the communist party by Stalin. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1928 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 6. 14 people died and much damage was caused when the river Thames burst it's banks. 16. Thomas Hardy the poet died aged 87. * Thousands of people starving in China, caused by civil war. \NewEntry Feb 15. Herbert Asquith the Prime Minister died aged 75. \NewEntry Mar 29. The Equal Franchise Bill was passed in the House of Commons giving women over 21 the vote. \NewEntry May 1. Flying Scotsman train service between London and Edinburgh starts. Speeds of up to 70 mph were acheived. 15. Flying doctor service starts in Australia. \NewEntry Jun 18. Miss Emelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic. 20. Roald Amundsen the explorer dies in a plane crash. * Emmeline Pankhurst the suffragette dies. \NewEntry Aug 27. A treaty for the Renunciation of War was signed by 15 countries. * The Olympic games take place in Amsterdam. \NewEntry Sep 19. Mickey Mouse made his first appearance in the film "Steamboat Willie". * Alexander Fleming discovers Penicillin. \NewEntry Nov 10. Hirohito is crowned Emperor of Japan. * Trotskyites exiled in the Soviet Union. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * The automatic gearbox was invented. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1929 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 6. A dictatorship was established in Yugoslavia by King Alexander. 13. Wyatt Earp dies. \NewEntry Feb 11. The Vatican State came into being. 12. Lillie Langtry "The Jersey Lily" died aged 74. 14. 7 men were killed in the Valentine's Day massacre by Al Capone. \NewEntry Mar 11. Major Henry Segrave sets a new land speed record of 231 mph at Daytona beach. \NewEntry Apr 26. Squadron Leader A. G. Jones completed a non-stop flight in his monoplane from UK to India. \NewEntry May 16. The Academy Awards for motion pictures is started. \NewEntry Jun 16. Bentleys take the first four places at the Le Mans 24 hour race. 27. Colour television was demonstrated by Bell Laboratories. \NewEntry Aug 29. The airship Graf Zeppelin completed it's 21 day trip around the world. \NewEntry Sep 5. A United States of Europe was proposed by by the French Premier Aristide Briand. 7. Britain won the Schneider Trophy in a Supermarine Rolls Royce S6 flying at speeds of over 300 mph. \NewEntry Oct 13. The R101, the worlds largest airship made her maiden voyage. 24. Wall Street crashes, Black Thursday. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Traffic lights to be standard in UK. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1930 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 29. Turmoil in Spain as General Primo De Rivera the dictator resigns. \NewEntry Apr 24. Amy Johnson the first woman to fly solo from London to Darwin. \NewEntry Jun 30. The last French troops pull out of the Rhineland. \NewEntry Jul 30. Uruguay win the first World Cup Football in Montevideo. * Riots in Egypt, Britain gets involved. \NewEntry Aug 14. The Church of England gave the O.K. to birth control. * The Duchess of york gives birth to a second daughter, Princess Margaret. \NewEntry Sep 15. Nazi party come second in elections. \NewEntry Oct 5. The R101 airship exploded in mid-air over France killing 44 people. * Nazi supporters start attacking Jews. \NewEntry Nov * Ras Tafari is crowned King, Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia. \NewEntry Dec 16. A coup by the Spanish Republicans failed. \NewEntry Review * Nylon was discovered by Du Pont. \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1931 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 26. Winston Churchill resigned from the cabinet. 23. Anna Pavlova the ballet dancer died aged 49. \NewEntry Feb 5. Malcolm Campbell breaks the land speed record at Daytona with a speed of 245 mph. 28. Sir Oswald Mosely forms "The New Party". \NewEntry Apr 14. King Alfonso of Spain was forced to abdicate and Spain becomes a Republic. \NewEntry May 1. The Empire State Building the worlds tallest building was opened. \NewEntry Jul * Trolley buses were introduced in London. \NewEntry Aug 24. A coalition government is formed as Britains economy slumps. \NewEntry Sep * Mahatma Gandhi demands independance for India. \NewEntry Oct 18. Thomas Edison the inventor died aged 84. 28. A temporary truce is called in the Manchurian war. \NewEntry Dec 10. Senor Niceto Alacara Zamora becomes Spain's republican President. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Rolls Royce buys Bentley Motors for £125,175. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1932 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 31. Japanese capture Shanghai. \NewEntry Feb 10. Edgar Wallace the author dies aged 56. 19. Japanese set up puppet state of Manchuria. \NewEntry Mar * Eamon De Valera becomes President of the Irish Free State. \NewEntry Apr 10. Paul von Hindenburg beats Adolf Hitler to the Presidency. \NewEntry May 10. President Paul Doumer of France was assassinated. \NewEntry Jun 29. Monarchy ends in Siam (Thailand) after a coup by the Siamese army. \NewEntry Aug * Opening of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. \NewEntry Oct 3. Iraq becomes independent. * Rioting broke out across Britain with the jobless \NewEntry Nov 8. Franklin D Roosevelt becomes the 32nd President of the United States. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1933 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan * Martial law is imposed in Spain as uprisings break out between the Communists and the Anarcho-Syndicalists. 30. Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of the German Reich. \NewEntry Feb 15. Attempted assassination on President D. Roosevelt. 25. Japan leaves the League of Nations over being condemned for causing the war in Manchuria. 28. The German Reichstag goes up in flames. \NewEntry Mar 22. Sir Malcolm Campbell breaks the land speed record at Daytona Beach at 272 mph. 23. Hitler rules by decree in Germany. * Franklin D Roosevelt is inaugerated as President of the US. \NewEntry Jun 23. Adolf Hitler bans opposition parties to become a one party state. \NewEntry Jul * Germany starts the sterilisation program, sterilising people who have any disability. \NewEntry Aug * Nazis start rounding up Jews and putting them in concerntration camps. The largest camp being Dachau. \NewEntry Sep * Forest fires breakout in Britain due to heatwave, with temperatures up to 90 degrees. \NewEntry Oct 14. Hitler leaves the League of Nations. 27. Rioting broke out in Jaffa over the immigration of Jews to Palastine. \NewEntry Dec 5. "Prohibition" ends in the US after 14 years. 9. A Communist uprising starts in Spain, many people are killed. Churches are set on fire in Granada. \NewEntry Review * Anti Semitism becomes widespread throughout Germany. Jews are beaten up in the streets by Nazi thugs and their business's vandalised. \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1934 \NewFolder \NewEntry Feb 24. Sir Edward Elgar the composer died. \NewEntry Mar 1. Pu Yi the once boy Emperor of China is appointed Emperor of Manchuria by the Japanese. 28. A Road Traffic Bill was passed to bring in a test for all new drivers. \NewEntry Apr 30. Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss becomes Dictator of Austria. \NewEntry May 23. Bonnie and Clyde were shot dead in Louisiana \NewEntry Jul 13. Heinrich Himmler appointed head of Germany's concerntration camps. 25. Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss of Austria was assassinated by Nazis. * King George opens the Mersey Tunnel. \NewEntry Aug 19. President Hindenberg of Germany died. Hitler proclaimed himself Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor doing away with the Presidency. \NewEntry Sep 26. The Queen launches the Queen Mary the biggest and most powerful ship to date. \NewEntry Oct 9. King Alexander of Yugoslavia was assassinated in Marseilles. * Fighting broke out through Spain over Catalonia's attempt to make an independent state. \NewEntry Nov * Winston Churchill warns of weak defence in Britain as Germany builds up it's war machine. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1935 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan * Robert Watson Watt invents Radar. \NewEntry May 6. King George and Queen Mary celebrate their Silver Jubilee. 19. Colonel T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) died. \NewEntry Jun 7. Stanley Baldwin becomes Prime Minister of Britain. \NewEntry Aug * Hitler bans German-Jewish marriages. \NewEntry Sep 3. Malcolm Campbell exceeds 300 mph on the Bonneville Flats in Utah. 19. Jews banned from all forms of public life. \NewEntry Oct 3. The invasion of Abyssinia began when Mussolini marched in with thousands of troops. \NewEntry Nov 25. Monarchy is restored in Greece with King George II 's return from 12 years in exile. \NewEntry Review * Armed forces in Britain increase their size so as not to get behind Germany's war machine. * Radar is invented by Robert Watson-Watt. \NewEntry Cars * Jaguar launches the SS Jaguar. * The 30 mph speed limit is introduced in built up areas in Britain. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1936 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 19. Rudyard Kipling the writer died aged 70. 20. King George V dies. 21. Edward VIII is proclaimed King. \NewEntry Feb 21. Amnesty was ordered by the left-wing government in Spain for 30,000 political prisoners. Fighting is still going on throughout Spain. \NewEntry Mar 7. Hitler's troops enter the Rhineland. \NewEntry Apr 8. Condemnation over Italy's use of mustard gas in Abyssinia against civilians and troops, violating the Geneva convention of 1925. 28. Prince Farouk is proclaimed King of Egypt. \NewEntry May 9. Italy proclaims Abyssinia as part of it's Empire. \NewEntry Jun 21. RAF go to war against Arabs in Palastine for raids on British troops and Jewish settlements. \NewEntry Jul * Civil war breaks out in Spain. General Francisco Franco leads the Nationalists in an attempt to bring order to Spain. Anarchy and Communism is rife. \NewEntry Aug * Berlin hosts Olympic Games. Jesse Owen wins 100, 200 metres and long jump. Hitler refused to shake hands because he was black. 30. Liner Queen Mary wins the Blue Riband taking 3 days 23 hrs. and 57 mins. * The BBC introduces talking TV. \NewEntry Sep * The Nationalists in Spain hold the south west and part of the northwest, while the Republicans hold the other part of the north east, north west and central region. 30. Franco captures Toledo and continues the fight for the Alcazar palace. \NewEntry Oct 5. Thousands of jobless people marchd from Jarrow to London. 12. First train ferry between Dover and Dunkirk. * The battle for Madrid continues. \NewEntry Nov 30. Crystal Palace burns down. \NewEntry Dec 12. Edward VII abdicates to marry Mrs Simpson. \NewEntry Review * The first transmision of sound with television pictures \NewEntry Cars * Volkswagon the "peoples car" is launched in Germany by Adolf Hitler. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1937 \NewFolder \NewEntry Feb * Men from around the world go to fight in the Spanish Civil War, joining up on both sides. \NewEntry Apr 20. The aircraft carrier Ark Royal was launched at Birkenhead. 27. The town of Guernica, in the Basque country, was destroyed by the German air force fighting for Franco. \NewEntry May 6. The airship Hindeburg exploded on landing at New Jersey US. 12. The Coronation took place of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. * Neville Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister. \NewEntry Jun 3. Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson. 7. Jean Harlow the hollywood actress died aged 26. \NewEntry Jul 11. George Gershwin the composer died aged 38. \NewEntry Aug 29. Japanese bomb Shanghai \NewEntry Sep 2. Sir Malcolm Campbell breaks the water speed record at 129 mph. \NewEntry Dec 27. Maurice Ravel the French composer died aged 62. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1938 \NewFolder \NewEntry Feb 10. Hitler appoints himself Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. \NewEntry Mar * Franco gains strength in the Spanish Civil War. 15. Eighteen high ranking Soviets were executed in Lubyanka prison for treason. \NewEntry Apr 19. General Franco gains victory in Catalonia. \NewEntry Jun 8. Japanese bomb Canton. \NewEntry Jul 3. The steam locmotive "Mallard" broke a speed record of 126 mph. 15. Howard Hughes sets new record for around the world flight in 3 days 19 hours 17 minutes. \NewEntry Sep 27. The liner Queen Elizabeth was launched. \NewEntry Oct 5. Hitler invades Czechoslovakia \NewEntry Dec * Jews in Germany have their property confiscated. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1939 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 26. Franco captures Barcelona. * IRA has bombing campaign in Britain. * RAF takes on more pilots and aircraft. \NewEntry Feb 10. Pope Pius XI died aged 81. \NewEntry Mar 28. The Spanish civil war ends with a victory to General Franco's Nationalist forces. Madrid was finally taken after a 3 year battle. 2. Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli becomes Pope Pius XII. \NewEntry May 22. Italy joins forces with Germany. The "Pact of Steel" was signed. \NewEntry Jul * IRA bomb explodes in London. \NewEntry Aug 23. Germany and Russia sign the Non-Agggression Pact. 25. Five people were killed in Coventry by an IRA bomb. 27. The first jet plane the Heinkel HE-178 flies. \NewEntry Sep 3. Britain declares war on Germany at 11am and France declares war at 5pm. 30. Germany and Russia invade Poland. \NewEntry Nov * Red Army attacks Finland. \NewEntry Dec * Red Army is defeated in Finland. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Brooklands race track closes. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1940 \NewFolder \NewEntry Feb 20. Hitler orders U-boat blockade of Britain. \NewEntry Apr 9. Germany invades Denmark. * Allied Forces are defeated in Norway. \NewEntry May 10. Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister. * Germany invades France, Belgium and Netherlands. 28. Belgium and Holland surrender. * British forces in France are driven back to the coast. \NewEntry Jun 4. The evacuation of British troops at Dunkirk, Operation Dynamo. 11. Italy declares war on France and Britain. 14. Paris falls to the Germans. 16. France surrenders to Germany. \NewEntry Jul 1. Germany invades Channel Islands 3. Britain sinks French fleet in Algeria to stop it getting into the hands of the Germans, 1000 lives are lost. \NewEntry Aug 18. Battle of Britain begins. 26. RAF bomb Berlin. \NewEntry Sep 7. The Blitz of British cities begin. \NewEntry Oct 24. Hitler tried to get support from Spain but General Franco refused to go to war against the England. Later giving token support on Russian front. * The battle for the Atlantic begins. \NewEntry Nov 22. Greeks defeat Italians at Koritza. \NewEntry Dec 9. Britain launches North Africa attack. * London suffers major bombing raids. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1941 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan * British Army push back Italian army in North Africa and gain victory at Tobruk. * Amy Johnson goes missing. \NewEntry Feb 14. The German "Afrika Korps" landed in Tripoli under the command of General Rommel 25. Empire troops took Italian held Mogadishu, Somaliland. \NewEntry Mar 4. British forces sank 11 German ships off Norway. * Germans march into Bulgaria. 11. America gives support to Britain under the Lend-Lease agreement \NewEntry Apr * Rommel launches an offensive in North Africa. * Hitler takesYugoslavia. 27. Athens falls to Germans. \NewEntry May 10. Rudolph Hess Parachutes into Scotland with an offer of peace. It is rejected and he is imprisoned. 20. Germans invade Crete. 27. German warship the Bismarck is sunk by British navy. \NewEntry Jun 16. Italian forces surrender in Abyssinia. 30. Germany invades Russia \NewEntry Jul * Germany bombs Moscow. \NewEntry Aug 25. Britain and Russia invade Iran to expel the Germans * Britain and America sign the Atlantic Charter which set out their war aims. \NewEntry Sep * German forces encircle Leningrad. \NewEntry Oct * German forces attempt to take over Moscow. 30. US battleship sunk by U-boat in the Atlantic. \NewEntry Nov 13. HMS Ark Royal was sunk by Italian U-boat. * German forces are driven back from Moscow by Russian army. \NewEntry Dec 7. Japan bombs Pearl Harbour bringing the US into the war. 360 Japanese planes destroyed 5 battleships, 14 smaller ships, 200 aircraft and over 2,400 people were killed. 12. Allied forces invade Norway. * Russians defeat Hitler's Panzers. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1942 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan * Japan takes Indonesia, Philippines, Malaya and Singapore. 26. US troops land in Europe. * Rommel pushes back the 8th Army in the Western Dessert. \NewEntry Feb 15. Singapore surrenders to the Japanese. \NewEntry Mar 28. RAF bomb the Baltic port of Lubeck \NewEntry Apr 5. Japanese attack Ceylon. 18. US planes bomb Tokyo. \NewEntry May 31. More than 2,000 tons of bombs were dropped on Cologne in one night, detroying more than 200 factories. \NewEntry Jun * Germans close in on Cairo * US navy forces Japanese to withdraw at the Battle of Midway. \NewEntry Jul 1. Russia's Black Sea fortress of Sebastoplol falls to the Germans. * US begins recapture of Pacific Islands. \NewEntry Aug 6. Montgomery takes command of the 8th Army. * Germans Lay seige to Stalingrad. \NewEntry Sep 12. The ship Laconia carrying Italian prisoners of war was sunk by German U-boat killing 1800. \NewEntry Oct * General Montgomery launches offensive against Rommel at El Alemein. \NewEntry Nov 15. British gain victory at El Alemein. * US troops land in North Africa. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * A French CGE Tudor electric car designed by Jean Gregoire, a stylish car for it's day, covered 158 miles between Paris and Tours on a single charge. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1943 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 23. Allies take Tripoli. 31. Germans surrender at Stalingrad. * The Jewish uprising of the Warsaw Ghetto. 31. Britain carries out daylight bombing campaign on Berlin. \NewEntry Feb 9. US win the battle in the Solomon Islands. 26. US troops push Rommel back in Tunisia. \NewEntry Mar 28. Rachmaninov the composer died aged 69. \NewEntry Apr 26. A grave containing 4,000 Polish officers was found said to be murdered by the Russians. \NewEntry May 17. The 617 Squadron "Dambusters" destroyed the Mohne dam and the Eder dam. * German U-boats withdraw in North Atlantic. \NewEntry Jul * Allied forces land in Italy. 8. Jean Moulin "Max" leader of the French Resistance died after being tortured. 13. Red Army tanks defeat the Germans at Kursk in the biggest Mechanical battle in history. 25. Mussolini is deposed. \NewEntry Aug 3. 10,000 tons of bombs were dropped on Hamburg in 2 days by RAF and USAF. \NewEntry Sep 12. Mussolini flees Rome. * Italy surrenders as the Allies invade Italy. \NewEntry Oct 13. Italy declares war on Germany. \NewEntry Dec 26. The Royal Navy sunk Germany's last great warship the Scharnhorst. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1944 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 19. The 1000 day seige of Leningrad ends with victory for Russia. 22. Thousands of American and British troops land at Anzio, Italy. \NewEntry Feb * PAYE begins in Britain. \NewEntry Mar 8. Welsh miners go on strike. 12. A travel ban between Ireland and Britain was enforced. 19. British land behind Japanese lines in Burma. * Allies bomb Nuremberg \NewEntry Apr 9. General De Gaulle becomes Commander of the French forces * The Red Army liberates the Crimea and Romania. \NewEntry May 28. Forty seven POWs shot by Gestapo after escaping from Stalag Luft III. * Forces gather in Britain for the invasion of Europe. \NewEntry Jun 6 The Allied Forces launch the biggest ever seaborne invasion against German occupied France. 4. Amercian troops enter Rome. 15. US B-29s bomb Japan. * Britain is bombarded with German V-1 rockets. \NewEntry Jul 20. An assassination attempt on Hitler fails \NewEntry Aug 20. Nazi tanks shell Warsaw. * German troops leave Channel Islands. \NewEntry Sep * Allied troops liberate Paris. \NewEntry Oct 14. Rommel commits suicide. * General Tito of Yugoslavia Liberates Belgrade. * The Jewish uprising in Warsaw is crushed. \NewEntry Nov 12. RAF sink the warship Tirpitz. * German army retreats as the Invasion of Europe continues. French and Belgian towns are liberated. \NewEntry Dec 16. Glen Miller the band leader, goes missing over the English Channel. * Germany makes counter attack in the Ardennes \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1945 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan * The Red Army liberates Warsaw. \NewEntry Feb 14. More than 100,000 people are thought to have been killed after heavy night and day bombing, which reduced Dresden to a ruin 23. Americans capture Iwo Jima \NewEntry Mar 26. David Lloyd George died aged 82. * Allies cross Rhine into Germany. \NewEntry Apr * Mussolini is captured by Italian Partisans and shot. 30. Hitler shot himself. * Franklin D Roosevelt the american President dies. \NewEntry May 7. Peace was declared in Europe at 2.41 am. 8. VE Day is declared. \NewEntry Jun 21. Worst day of fighting in the battle for Okinawa. A total of 12,000 Americans and 110,000 Japanese were killed \NewEntry Jul * Berlin is divided into four sectors Russian, British, French and American. * US test atomic bomb in New Mexico. \NewEntry Aug 6. Hiroshima, Japan 8.15 am, the first atomic bomb was dropped, killing 140,000 people, 200,000 to date as a result of the bomb. 9. The second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki Japan killing more than 70,000 people 14. Japan surrenders. \NewEntry Sep * The Lend-Lease programme ends. \NewEntry Oct * The United Nations comes into existance with 29 countries. \NewEntry Nov * The Nuremberg war trials begin. * The People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared. \NewEntry Review * From 1939, 6 million Jews were killed in German concentration camps. A further 6 million people were also killed in the death camps. * A total of 55 million were killed in the second World war \NewEntry Cars * SS Cars becomes Jaguar Cars. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1946 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 1. Heathrow becomes a civil airport. * The Bank of England is nationalised. \NewEntry Feb * An electronic calculator called ENIAC was introduced by IBM. \NewEntry Mar 9. 33 people die as a barrier collapses at Bolton Wanderer's football ground. \NewEntry Jun 4. Juan Peron bocomes President of Argentina. 13. King Umberto II of Italy steps down. The end of monarchy in Italy. 14. John Logie Baird the inventor television died aged 58. \NewEntry Jul * US carries out nuclear testing off Bikini Atol in the Pacific. 22. British HQ in Jerusalem blown up by Jewish terrorists killing more than 40 people. \NewEntry Oct * 12 Nazis are sentenced to death for war crimes and Rudolf Hess is sentenced to life imprisonment at the Nuremberg trials. \NewEntry Nov 17. Jewish terrorists kill 8 British servicemen in Jerusalem. \NewEntry Dec 28. Martial law is proclaimed in Indo-China by the French Government. \NewEntry Review * War time rations continue in Britain. * The link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer is discovered. * Divorce rate reaches an all time high. \NewEntry Cars * Austin buys out Vanden Plas. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1947 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 1. Britains coal industry is nationalised. * British are evacuated from Palastine. \NewEntry Feb 20. Lord Mountbatten is appointed Viceroy of India. \NewEntry Mar * Violence increases in India. \NewEntry Apr 7. Henry Ford the car manufacturer died aged 83. 19. Texas City in the US is destroyed by fire killing 714 people. * The school leaving age in Britain is raised to 15. \NewEntry Jun * The Marshall plan is unveiled pledging financial aid by the US to help rebuild Europe. \NewEntry Aug 15. British rule in India ends. Two new states are formed, India and Parkistan. \NewEntry Oct 14. Charles Yeager breaks the sound barrier in a Bell X-I jet. \NewEntry Nov 20. Princess Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten. \NewEntry Dec 14. Stanley Baldwin the Prime Miniister died aged 80. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * David Brown Buys Aston Martin for £20,500 and Lagonda (excl. the Staines factory) for 52,000. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1948 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 4. Burma gains independence. 30. Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated in India. * Fighting continues between Arabs and Jews in Jerusalem. * British Railways are nationalised. \NewEntry Feb 16. Argentinia and Chile attempt to enforce claims to the Falkland Islands. 27. Communists take over Czechoslovakia. \NewEntry May 14. The new state of Israel is born. British troops withdraw. Arab nations attack. \NewEntry Jun * The Soviets blockade western sectors of Berlin. The Berlin air lift begins. \NewEntry Jul * Jamaican immigrants arrive in Britain. * The National Health Service comes into operation. \NewEntry Aug 14. The Olympic games held in Wembley London. \NewEntry Sep * The transistor is introduced. \NewEntry Nov * Prince Charles is born \NewEntry Dec 23. General Tojo of Japan along with 6 other wartime leaders were hanged in Tokyo. * Worst fog in memory in Britain lasting 144 hours. \NewEntry Review * Baby boom in Britain. * Transistors were invented replacing the valve. * The Berlin air-lift beats Russian blockade of Germany. \NewEntry Cars * The Land Rover was launched at the Amsterdam Motor Show. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1949 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 22. China's leader Chiang Kai-Shek retires. * A cease-fire ends the first Arab Israeli war. \NewEntry Feb 24. Egypt and Israeli sign armastice. \NewEntry Apr * !2 countries sign up to form NATO. \NewEntry May 12. Soviet blockade of Berlin ends. 26. Communists under the leadership of Mao Tse-Tung take over Shanghai. \NewEntry Jun * South Africa introduces Apartheid, banning inter-racial marriages. \NewEntry Jul 27. The world's first jet air liner made it's first flight. The De Havilland comet flew at 500 mph \NewEntry Aug * The Handley Page Hermes turbo-prop made it's first flight, flying at 353 mph. \NewEntry Sep * Russia tests A-bomb. \NewEntry Oct 1. Mao Tse-Tung declared China a Communist Republic. * A German Democratic Republic is set up in the Soviet zone. \NewEntry Dec 28. Ahmed Sukarno was elected President of Indonesia. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1950 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan * Britain recognises communist China. \NewEntry Feb 26. Sir Harry Lauder the Scottish comedian died aged 79. \NewEntry Apr 24. The new Kingdom of Jordan was created. \NewEntry Jun 17. The first kidney transplant was performed in the US. 25. North Korea crosses the 38 parallel into South Korea, starting the Korean war. * British and the US forces aid South Korea. \NewEntry Sep 16. Thousands of UN troops went ashore at the port of Inchon in South Korea in order to push the North Koreans back and out of the capital Seoul. \NewEntry Oct 30. Mao Tse-Tung marches into Tibet. * Legal aid starts in Britain. \NewEntry Nov 2. George Bernard Shaw the playwrite died aged 94. 28. China enters the Korean war. \NewEntry Dec * UN troops push back out of North Korea. * Britain no longer receives aid under the Marshall Plan. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * The world's first jet powered car, Rover's JET 1, runs for the first time. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1951 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan * UN troops are forced back from the 38th parallel in Korea. 28. US tests nuclear bomb in the Navada Desert. * Fighting continues in Vietnam with the communist guerrillas being defeated by the French. \NewEntry Apr 11. President Truman fired General MacArthur as Commander of the UN forces in Korea for his demands to attack Manchuria in China. \NewEntry May 14. Black people in South Africa are denied the right to vote. 3. Festival of Britain opens on the South Bank of the Thames. \NewEntry Jun * Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean the two British spies, flee to Soviet Union. \NewEntry Jul 20. King Abdullah of Jordan was assassinated. * Peace talks begin over Korea. \NewEntry Aug * British oil workers pull out of Iran. \NewEntry Oct 19. British troops seize Suez Canal zone. * Winston Churchhill is elected Prime Minister. \NewEntry Nov * Fighting starts at the Suez, British families are evacuated. \NewEntry Dec 24. Libya declares independence. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * The Ministry of Transport introduce zebra crossings. * Jaguar wins Le Mans in a C-type. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1952 \NewFolder \NewEntry Feb 6. George VI dies. * Churchill announced that Britain has developed an atomic bomb. \NewEntry Apr 15. World War II in the Pacific officially ends with President Truman signing the peace treaty. Japan is officilly recognised as a sovereignty by 49 states. \NewEntry Jul 26. Evita Peron the First Lady of Argentina died aged 33. * King Farouk of Egypt abdicates. * The last London tram makes it's final journey. \NewEntry Aug * Helsinki hosts the Olympic Games. 11. Prince Hussein becomes King of Jordan. 26. A British Canberra bomber crossed the Atlantic and back in 8 hours which broke previous records. \NewEntry Sep 6. A de Havilland fighter broke up over the Farnborough air show killing 26 spectators, the pilot and observer. \NewEntry Oct 3. Britain tests an atomic bomb at Monte Bello Islands, NW Australia. 8. Train crash at Harrow and Wealdstone station,112 people are killed. \NewEntry Nov 30. US tests hydrogen bomb at Enewetak atoll in the Pacific. The island disappeared. \NewEntry Dec * London is engulfed in smog. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Austin and Morris merge to form British Motor Corporation. * Lord Montague opens the Motor Museum at Beaulieu. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1953 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 14. Josif Tito becomes President of Yugoslavia. 28. Derek Bentley was hanged at Wandsworth prison for the murder of a policeman, although his accomplice fired the shots. 31. A car ferry sinks in the Irish Sea, 128 people were drowned. \NewEntry Feb * Mau Mau uprising in Kenya grows. \NewEntry Mar 5. Joseph Stalin dies. * Polio vaccine is sucessfully tested. 24. Queen Mary dies. \NewEntry Apr 8. Jomo Kenyatta the Mau Mau leader was jailed. \NewEntry May 2. A BOAC Comet crashed near Calcutta killing 43 people. 29. Edmund Hilary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay conquer Mount Everest. \NewEntry Jun 2. Elizabeth II is crowned Queen. 19. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison for alleged spying. 17. East German workers rise up against Soviet rule. \NewEntry Jul 26. After an attack on an army barracks in Cuba, the rebel leader Fidel Castro was jailed. 27. The Korean war ends. \NewEntry Aug * Russia starts producing nuclear weapons. \NewEntry Nov 9. Dylan Thomas died aged 39. * Fighting continues between French and Communists in Vietnam. \NewEntry Dec 31. Robert Oppenheimer the man behind the atom bomb, had his security clearence suspended by President Eisenhower over allegations of delaying development of H-bomb. * Winston Churchill wins Nobel prize for literature. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1954 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 11. BOAC Comet crashes in Elba, Italy. Comets are grounded. * Nautilus the world's first nuclear submarine is launched. \NewEntry Feb * Fighting continues at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam. \NewEntry May 6. Roger Banister breaks the 4 minute mile. 8. The French fortress of Dien Bien Phu was taken by the Viet Minh after a 55 day battle. * The European convention on human rights came into force. \NewEntry Jul 27. An agreement was reached with Colonel Nasser the Egyptian leader to pull British forces out of Suez. 31. An agreement separating Vietnam into North and South ends war in Indo-China. * Rationing came to an end in Britain. \NewEntry Sep 9. An earthquake hits Algeria killing 800 people. \NewEntry Oct 13. Chris Chataway breaks the 5,000m at 13 minutes 15 seconds. \NewEntry Nov 1. Rioting breaks out in Algeria. \NewEntry Review * Myxomatosis wipes out Britains rabbit population. \NewEntry Cars * Flashing indicators become legal in the UK. * Standard introduces Britain's first diesel engine car. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1955 \NewFolder \NewEntry Apr 5. Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister and Anthony Eden takes over. 18. Albert Einstein the scientist died aged 76. 29. Civil war broke out in South Vietnam. \NewEntry May 1. Stirling Moss wins the Mille Miglia in Italy. 5. West Germany has it,s sovereignty restored. 15. Austria has it's sovereignty restored. 14. 8 Eastern countries sign the Warsaw Pact. \NewEntry Jun 11. Three cars crash into the spectators stand at Le Mans killing 80 people. \NewEntry Jul 23. Donald Campbell breaks the water speed record at 202.32 mph. * Ruth Ellis is the last person to be hanged in Britain. \NewEntry Aug * Fighting continues in Algeria with attacks on many French targets. \NewEntry Sep 30. James Dean the actor died aged 24. 22. Commercial television started in th UK. 24. The president of Argentina Juan Peron was sent into exile in Paraguay. \NewEntry Nov 28. A state of emergency is declared in Cyprus as 2 Soldiers are killed. * Russia does more nuclear testing. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Jaguar has another victory at Le Mans in a D-type \EndFolder \NewEntry 1956 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan * British troops are sent to Cyprus. \NewEntry Mar 9. British deported Archbishop Makarios from Cyprus. \NewEntry Apr 19. Prince Rainier II of Monaco married Grace Kelly. \NewEntry Jun 29. Workers in Poland riot against Soviet domination. Marshall law is declared in Poznan. \NewEntry Jul * Colonel Nasser the Egyptian President nationalises the Suez canal. \NewEntry Aug * British and French troops are sent to Suez. \NewEntry Oct 31. Anglo-French forces bomb the Suez zone over the control of the canal. * Israel invades Sinai. * Demonstrations in Hungary against Soviet influence. \NewEntry Nov 5. Soviets invade Hungary to supress revolt. 6. Allied forces cease control of Suez. 8. The United Nations impose a cease-fire in Suez. * UN forces take over in the Canal Zone in Suez. * Melbourne hosts Olympic Games. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Petrol rationing is introduced in UK as a result of the Suez crisis. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1957 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 10. Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister after Anthony Eden resigns. 14. Humphrey Bogart the film actor died aged 56. \NewEntry Feb * Fighting continues in Cuba between President Batista and Fidel Castro. \NewEntry Mar * BEA Viscount crashes at Manchester. * Six countries set up the European Common Market. \NewEntry Aug 30. Malaya declares independance from British rule. \NewEntry Oct 4. Russia launched Sputnik-I making them first in Space. 24. Christian Dior the fashion designer died aged 52. \NewEntry Nov 3. The Soviet Union sends a dog into space \NewEntry Dec 4. Two commutor trains collide in fog at Lewisham killing 92 people. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * First double white lines introduced between London to Folkestone and London to Portsmouth roads. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1958 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 28. More rioting broke out in Nicosia, Cyprus. \NewEntry Feb 1. America put it's first satelite into Space. 6. Manchester City football team's plane crashed at Munich airport. Seven members of the team were killed along with other passengers. 17. CND was formed for the abolition of nuclear weapons. \NewEntry Mar 24. Elvis Presley starts National Service in the army. \NewEntry Apr 7. Anti-nuclear bomb protesters marched from London to Aldermaston * The Church of England supports family planning. \NewEntry May * Crisis continues in Algeria. \NewEntry Jun 31. Tibetans revolt against Chinese occupation of Tibet. \NewEntry Aug 25. Ralph Vaughan Williams the composer died aged 85. * The US submarine Nautilus completed a voyage under the North Pole ice-cap. \NewEntry Sep 9. Race riots in Notting Hill. 17. Fidel Castro along with another revolutionary Che Guevara launch an offensive on the Batista government. \NewEntry Oct 26. Boeing 707's begin trans-Atlantic service. 28. Cardinal Angelo Guiseppe Roncalli was elected as the new Pope, John XXIII. \NewEntry Nov 5. The mortgage scheme for buying houses was introduced in Britain. \NewEntry Dec 21. President Charles De Gaulle of France became President. \NewEntry Review * The Hovercraft was invented by Christopher Cockerell. \NewEntry Cars * Britain's first parking meters were installed. * M6 motorway is opened in Britain. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1959 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 2. The Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista is overthrown. Fidel Castro takes over. 21. Cecil B. de Mille the movie maker died aged 77. 22. Mike Hawthorn the British racing driver was killed in a road accident, he was 29. \NewEntry Feb 3. Buddy Holly the singer was killed in a plane crash he was 22. 23. A peace deal was reached for Cyprus. \NewEntry Apr * The spiritual leader of Tibet the Dalai Lama flees to India as Chinese forces advance. \NewEntry Jul 17. Billie Holiday the lady who sung the blues died aged 44. * The first crossing of the English Channel by Hovercraft, invented by Christopher Cockerel. \NewEntry Sep 14. Soviet Union reaches the moon with Lunik II. \NewEntry Oct 14. Errol Flynn the film actor died aged 50. \NewEntry Dec 4. Pu-Yi, the former child Emperor of China was pardoned by the Communists. 14. Archbishop Makarios becomes President of the new Republic of Cyprus. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * The Mini is introduced. * The M1 motorway in opens. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1960 \NewFolder \NewEntry Feb * Queen Elizabeth II gives birth to Prince Andrew. \NewEntry Mar 1. Earthquake hits Morroco, more than 1,000 are killed. 21. Policemen in Sharpeville South Africa open fire on protesters killing 56. \NewEntry May * US pilot Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union in a U-2 spy plane. * Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones. 23. Israelis capture Adolf Eichmann. \NewEntry Jun 21. British yachtsman Francis Chichester sailed solo across the Atlantic. 30. The Congo Declared independence after 80 years of Belgian rule. * The laser is invented. \NewEntry Jul 11. Civil war breaks out in the Congo. \NewEntry Aug * Rome hosts the Olympic Games. \NewEntry Oct 1. Nigeria declares independence \NewEntry Nov 16. Clark Gable the film actor died aged 59. \NewEntry Dec * National service was abolished in Britain. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Jaguar buys Daimler for £3.4 million. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1961 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 20. John Fitzgerald Kennedy becomes US President. * The contraceptive pill goes on sale in Britain. \NewEntry Mar 8. Sir Thomas Beecham the orchestra conductor died aged 81. \NewEntry Apr 12. Yuri Gagarin became first man in space, orbiting the world twice in Vostok I. 19. The attempt overthrow of Fidel Castro by the US and Cuban exiles at the Bay of Pigs was a failure. \NewEntry May 5. Alan Shepard was the first American in space. \NewEntry Jun 16. Rudolf Nureyev the Russian ballet dancer defected in Paris. \NewEntry Jul 2. Ernest Hemingway the writer died aged 61. \NewEntry Aug 7. Major Gherman Titov the Russian cosmonaut, orbited the earth 17 times. * The Berlin wall was built. \NewEntry Sep 17. Ban the bomb demonstration took place in Trafalgar Square 15,000 people took part, 850 were arrested. * MOT tests for cars were introduced in Britain. \NewEntry Oct 20. Algerians demonstrated on the streets of Paris. \NewEntry Dec 15. In Jerusalem Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to hang for the murder of millions of Jews. 19. India regained Goa after 400 years as a Portuguese colony. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * The E-Type Jaguar was launched. * Ford buys out remaining British shareholders in Ford for $368 million. * Leyland Motors buy Standard Triumph for £18 million. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1962 \NewFolder \NewEntry Feb 10. Soviet/American spy swap, Rudolph Abel was exchanged for Gary Powers. 17. James Hanratty was sentenced to death for the A6 murder. 20. John Glenn was the first American to orbit earth. \NewEntry Mar * London's last trolley bus is retired. \NewEntry May 31. Adolf Eichmann was hanged for Nazi war crimes. * Malcolm Scott Carpenter was America's second astronaut to orbit earth. \NewEntry Jul 3. France gives independance to Algeria. 20. The first Hovercraft went into service between Rhyl and Wallasey. * Telstar the first communication satellite was launched making live television possible across the Atlantic. \NewEntry Aug 5. Marilyn Monroe the actress was found dead. 12. Two Russian cosmonauts orbit the earth at the same time. \NewEntry Oct 26. Fighting broke out onthe Indian Chinese border. 28. The US discovers Soviet missile bases in Cuba. The crisis is resolved when Nikita Krushchev agrees to withdraw the missiles. \NewEntry Nov 7. Nelson Mandela was jailed for 5 years in Pretoria. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1963 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jun 16. Valentia Tereshkova is the first woman in space. * John Profumo Secretary of state for war resigned over the Christine Keeler scandal. \NewEntry Jul * Kim Philby a former high ranking MI6 officer turns up in Moscow. \NewEntry Aug 8. The Great Train Robbery took place, over £1 million was taken. * US, Britain and Soviet Union sign nuclear test ban treaty. 28. Martin Luther King made his speech "I have a dream" in front of 250,000 people. 22. Lord Nuffield died aged 84. \NewEntry Oct * China becomes a nuclear power. \NewEntry Nov 22. President John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. 22. Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as US President. 24. Lee Harvey Oswald accused of assassinating President Kennedy was shot dead. 26. Jack Ruby was indicted for killing Oswald. \NewEntry Review * Mary Quant opens shop in Chelsea changing the face of fashion. \NewEntry Cars * Leyland Motor Corporation is formed. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1964 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 5. Pop Paul VI visits the Holy Land. \NewEntry Feb 25. Cassius Clay becomes world heavyweight champion. \NewEntry Mar 19. UN force goes into Cyprus to keep the peace between the Cypriots and the Turks. * British government announces closure of railways as recommended by Dr Beeching. \NewEntry May 18. Margate sees the battle of the Mods and Rockers on the beach 28. The Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru died aged 74. \NewEntry Jun 14. A court in South Africa sentences Nelson Mandela to life imprisonment for treason. \NewEntry Jul 2. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. 28. Sir Winston Churchill made his last appearance in the House of Commons at the age of 89. \NewEntry Aug 12. Ian Fleming the author died aged 56. * After a North Vietnamese torpedo attack on a US destroyer, President Johnson retaliates and receives the approval from Congress to take further action against the Communists. \NewEntry Sep 28. Harpo Marx of the Marx Brothers died aged 70. \NewEntry Oct 15. Nikita Krushchev is deposed and succeeded by Leonid Breznev. 24. Martin Luther King receives the Nobel Peace Prize. * Harold Wilson becomes Prime Minister. * Tokyo hosts the Olympic Games. \NewEntry Nov 12. Kenya becomes a Republic. * South Vietnam forces attack Communist strongholds. \NewEntry Dec 21. Government vote to abolish capital punishment for murder in Britain. \NewEntry Review * Pirate radio stations start, off the coast of Britain. Radio Caroline and Radio Atlanta are the first two. \NewEntry Cars * BMC had it's first victory in the Monte Carlo Rally with Paddy Hopkirk and Henry Liddon driving a Mini Cooper S. * Chrysler buys a share of Rootes. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1965 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 4. T. S. Eliot the poet died aged 76. 24. Winston Churchill the great British statesman dies aged 90. \NewEntry Feb 23. Stan Laurel of Laurel and Hardy died aged 74 * Blockade of Gibraltar begins. * B-57 bombers bomb North Vietnam. \NewEntry Mar * President Lyndon Johnson sends the marines to Vietnam. \NewEntry Jun 3. Major Edward White became the first American to walk in space. 29. American troops go into battle alongside South Vietnam forces. \NewEntry Aug 15. Race riots flare up in Los Angeles \NewEntry Sep 4. Dr Albert Schweitzer died aged 90. 22. India and Parkistan go to war over Kashmir. \NewEntry Oct 26. Beatles were awarded MBEs. 28. Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were both charged with murder of a 10 year old girl. \NewEntry Nov 11. Rhodesia declares independence. \NewEntry Dec 22. Richard Dimbleby the commentator died aged 52 27. Oil rig callapses in the North Sea killing 13. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Rover buys Alvis. * BMC takes over Pressed Steel Britains largest supplier of car bodies. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1966 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 11. The prime minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri dies Mrs Indira Gandhi takes over. 17. A B52 bomber carrying an H-bomb collided in mid-air with another plane off the coast of southern Spain. The bomb goes missing. \NewEntry Feb 1. Buster Keaton the actor died aged 70. \NewEntry Mar 17. Gemini 8 docked with their Agena launcher, the first docking in space 23. Heads of Roman Catholic and Anglican churches met in Rome after a 400 year rift. \NewEntry Apr 7. The H-bomb that went missing off the coast of southern Spain was found. 19. Australian troops are sent to fight in Vietnam. \NewEntry May 6. Ian Brady and Myra Hindley the Moors murderers were both sentenced to life imprisonment. \NewEntry Jun 6. Gemini 9, an unmanned spacecraft landed on the Moon. 30. US bombs Hanoi. \NewEntry Jul 30. England beat Germany in the World Cup. * Race riots start in the US. \NewEntry Aug 11. Peace deal ends 3 years of fighting between Indonesia and Malaysia. \NewEntry Sep * The first vertical take-off plane the Hawker Harrier was shown at the Farnborough Air Show. \NewEntry Oct 21. 116 children and 28 adults were buried alive in Aberfan, when a coal slag tip slid towards the village and buried the school. \NewEntry Nov 1. Viet Cong shell Saigon. 9. Floods hit northern Italy destroying many art treasures. * The Soviet satellite crashes on the moon. \NewEntry Dec 16. Walt Disney the cartoonist died aged 65. \NewEntry Review * Fighting continues in Vietnam. \NewEntry Cars * BMC merges with Jaguar. * Lotus Cars moves from Cheshunt, Hertfordshire to Hethnel, Norfolk \EndFolder \NewEntry 1967 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 4. Donald Campbell was killed while attempting to break the water speed record in Bluebird on Coniston Water. 27. Three American astronauts were killed when a fire swept through their spacecraft while on the launch pad. \NewEntry Mar 9. Stalin's daughter defects to the West. 19. The oil tanker Torrey Canyon runs aground off Lands End spilling many thousands of gallons of oil. * North Sea oil starts to be pumped ashore. \NewEntry Apr 24. Russian Cosmonaut is killed when his spacecraft crashed after coming out of orbit \NewEntry May 28. Francis Chichester returns from his solo round the world yacht voyage. * Britain's first satellite Ariel III goes into orbit. \NewEntry Jun 3. DC-4 crashed in the Pyrenees killing 83 holidaymakers. 4. A British Midland Argonaut crashed near Manchester killing 78 holidaymakers. 10. Spencer Tracy the actor died aged 67. * The Israeli 6 day war. * War breaks out in Biafra. \NewEntry Jul 8. Vivien Leigh the actress died aged 53. \NewEntry Aug 27. Brian Epstein the Beatles manager died. \NewEntry Sep 20. The QE2 liner was launched by the Queen at Clydebank. \NewEntry Oct 10. Che Guevara the revolutionary was shot dead in Bolivia. * Abortion is legalised in Britain. \NewEntry Nov 30. Britain gets out of Aden. * A train was derailed at Hither Green killing 49 people. \NewEntry Dec 3. The South African heart surgeon Cristian Barnard performs the first heart transplant. The patient survive for 18 days. \NewEntry Review * Fighting continues in Vietnam. \NewEntry Cars * UK introduces a 70 mph speed limit. * Chrysler buys major share of Rootes Group. * Leyland Motor Corporation takes over Rover. * Ford Europe is created joining British and German businesses. * UK introdues Breathalyser test \EndFolder \NewEntry 1968 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 28. A B-52 bomber crash off Greenland with 4 nuclear bombs aboard the bombs were lost.. \NewEntry Mar 27. Yuri Gagarin the first man in space was killed in a plane crash. \NewEntry Apr 4. Martin Luther King was shot dead in Memphis. 7. Jim Clark the racing driver was killed in a crash at Hockenheim circuit in West Germany. \NewEntry May 3. The first heart transplant is performed in the UK. * Student riots break out in Paris. \NewEntry Jun 5. Senator Bobby Kennedy was assassinated. 24. Tony Hancock the comedian committed suicide. \NewEntry Aug * Warsaw treaty forces invade Czechoslovakia. \NewEntry Oct 20. Bud Flanigan the comedian died. * Mexico City hosts the Olympic Games. * Anti Vietnam demonstrations take place outside the American Embassy in London. \NewEntry Nov 6. Richard Nixon becomes US President. \NewEntry Dec 27. Apollo 8 orbited ten times around the Moon. \NewEntry Review * President Johnson ordered the bombing of North Vietnam to end. \NewEntry Cars * US safety regulations over cars sold in America comes into force. * The last Austin Healey 3000 comes off the line after a decision to discontinue the marque. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1969 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 1. Kenya expel Asians. \NewEntry Feb 3. Yasar Arafat becomes the new leader of the PLO. \NewEntry Mar 5. The Kray twins were sentenced to life imprisonment for gangland murder. 7. Golda Meir becomes Israeli Prime Minister. \NewEntry Apr 9. Concorde 002 took her maiden flight \NewEntry Jun 8. The Spain - Gibraltar border is closed. 21. Man lands on the moon at 3.56am BST. Neil Armstrong, "Buzz" Aldrin are the first men on the moon. 22. Judy Garland the actress died aged 47. * High grade crude oil is dicovered in the North Sea. \NewEntry Aug * British troops are sent to Belfast after fierce fighting breaks out.. \NewEntry Sep 1. Gadaffi takes over Libya \NewEntry Nov 24. Americans make a second Moon landing. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * The Riley name is dropped by Leyland. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1970 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan * Britains voting age is lowered to 18. * Hong Kong flu kills thousands of people in Britain. \NewEntry Feb 2. Bertrand Russell died aged 97. \NewEntry Mar 1. US bombs the Ho Chi Minh trail. \NewEntry Apr 17. Apollo 13 lands safely after an explosion in the service module. 30. US sends troops into Cambodia. * The Beatles split up. \NewEntry Jun 19. Edward Heath becomes Prime Minister. * Tonga gets independance from Britain. \NewEntry Jul * Egypt completes the Aswan Dam. \NewEntry Aug * Windscale nuclear plant in Britain has a radioactive leak. \NewEntry Sep 18. Jimi Hendrix the rock star dies. \NewEntry Nov 9. Charles de Gaulle the French President dies. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Lucas Industries started making electric vehicles mainly vans but limousines were later made of which The Duke of Edinburgh bought two. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1971 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 2. A stand at Ibrox Park football ground collapses killing 66 fans. 10. Coco Chanel the fashion designer died aged 87. \NewEntry Feb 15. Decimal currency was introduced into Britain. 20. Idi Amin elects himself President of Uganda. \NewEntry Mar * Civil war breaks out in Pakistan. \NewEntry Jul 31. Two astronauts drove a moon buggy on the moon. \NewEntry Aug * Rioting breaks out in Northern Ireland after the shooting of British soldiers. \NewEntry Sep 24. Britain expels 90 Russians for spying. \NewEntry Oct 9. Emperor Hirohito of Japan was in London on a state visit. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Rolls Royce declares itself bankrupt and is Nationalised \EndFolder \NewEntry 1972 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 9. Fire destroys the liner Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong harbour. * Bloody Sunday, British troops kill 13 marchers in Londonderry. \NewEntry Feb 16. The miners strike, results in power cuts in Britain. 22. Seven people were killed when an IRA bomb exploded at the army barracks in Aldershot. \NewEntry Apr * John Fairfax and Sylvia Cook row across the Pacific. \NewEntry May 2. John Edgar Hoover the FBI boss died aged 77. 28. The Duke of Windsor dies. 30. Japanese Red Army terrorists masacred 26 people at Lod Airport, Tel Aviv. \NewEntry Jun 18. A BEA Trident crashed shortly after take off at Heathrow. The plane came down in a field at Staines killing all 118 people. \NewEntry Aug * Idi Armin expels Asians from Uganda. \NewEntry Sep * Munich hosts the Olympic Games. 5. Arab Guerillas of the "Black September" group broke into the Olympic village killing 2 Israeli athletes and took 9 hostages which they later shot. \NewEntry Dec 25. Many thousands of people died when an earthquake hit the Nicaraguan capital of Managua. * A Uruguayan plane crashed in the Andes. The 16 survivors ate the dead to stay alive for 10 weeks until their rescue. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * David Brown sells Aston Martin. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1973 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 1. Britain joins the Common Market 22. Lyndon Johnson the former US President died aged 64. * A ceasefire was declared in Vietnam. \NewEntry Feb 22. A Lybian Boeing 727 was shot down by Israeli fighters killing 74 people. * Direct rule is imposed on the province of Ulster. \NewEntry Mar 26. Noel Coward the composer died aged 73 * The last US troops leave Vietnam. \NewEntry Apr 8. Pablo Picasso the artist died aged 91. * VAT comes into force in the UK. \NewEntry May * The Watergate Scandal inquiry started. \NewEntry Sep 11. President Allende of Chile was killed after a Military coup led by General Pinochet. * Air battles go on between Israel and Syria. \NewEntry Oct 6. Syria and Egypt attack Israel on Yom Kippur the Jewish holy day. 17. Arab oil producing countries increase the price of oil by 70 per cent. \NewEntry Nov 14. Princess Anne and Mark Phillips are married. \NewEntry Dec 17. Britian announces a three day week. 20. Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco Spain's Prime Minister was assassinated. In an explosion, his car was hurled over a 5 storey building landing on a balcony on the otherside. ETA claimed responsibility. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1974 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 31. Samuel Goldwyn the film producer died. \NewEntry Feb 11. The capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh was shelled by the Communists. \NewEntry Mar 3. A Turkish Airline DC-10 crashed in France killing 344 people. 200 of the passengers were British. \NewEntry Apr 2. Georges Pompidou President of France died. \NewEntry May 18. India tests their first nuclear bomb. 24. Duke Ellington the jazz musician died aged 75. * Fighting continues between the Arabs and Israelis. \NewEntry Jun 2. An explosion at Fixborough chemical plant kills 55 people. 17. The IRA bomb the Houses of Parliament. \NewEntry Jul 1. The President of Argentina Juan Peron died aged 78. 17. The IRA bomb the Tower of London. 24. Turkish troops invade Cyprus. \NewEntry Aug 8. President Nixon resigns over the Watergate scandal. 9. Gerald Ford becomes US President. \NewEntry Sep 12. Haile Selassie is overthrown as Emperor of Etheopia in a coup. \NewEntry Oct 5. The IRA bomb 2 Pubs in Guildford killing 5 people. \NewEntry Nov 21. The IRA bomb 2 Pubs in Birmingham killing 17 people. * The hunt starts for Lord Lucan for allegedly murdering the nanny. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Aston Martin is declared insolvent and car production ceases. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1975 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 16. Angola gets independence from the Portuguese * Khmer Rouge attack Cmbodia's capital Phnom Penh. \NewEntry Feb 28. Forty two people die in tube crash at Moorgate. \NewEntry Mar 25. King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was assassinated by his nephew. 29. Da Nang in South Vietnam fell to the North Vietnamese. \NewEntry Apr 10. Josephine Baker the entertainer died aged 68. 17. Cambodia is taken over by Communists. 31. Saigon falls to the North Vietnamese, the war is over. All Americans are evacuated. \NewEntry Jun 5. The Suez Canal reopens after 8 years. \NewEntry Jul 19. The first link-up in space by 2 spacecraft. The US Apollo and the Soviet Soyuz. * The "Terra Cotta army" was discovered in China. \NewEntry Sep 28. Five Basque terrorists were executed in Spain. * Civil war breaks out in Beirut between Christians and Moslems. \NewEntry Nov 20. General Franco the Dictator leader of Spain dies. 22. Don Juan Carlos becomes King of Spain. 24. Civil war breaks out in Angola. * Spain gives up Spanish Sahara. \NewEntry Review * Dutch Elm disease sweeps through Britain. * Thousands of people were worked to death in the fields and executed in Cambodia. One of the worlds worst cases of Genocide. Final death toll was over 1 million people. \NewEntry Cars * British Leyland Motor Corporation becomes British Leyland in which the government hold 99.8 per cent of the shares. * Aston Martin was bought for £1.5 million by the American Peter Sprague \EndFolder \NewEntry 1976 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 13. Agatha Christie the author died aged 85. 21. Concorde began serpersonic air travel with BA flight from London to Bahrain in 3 hours 38 minutes and an Air France flight to Rio de Janeiro. \NewEntry Feb 23. L.S.Lowry the artist died. \NewEntry Apr 5. James Callaghan becomes British Prime Minister after Harold Wilson's resignation. 5. Howard Hughes the aviator died aged 70. \NewEntry May * Fighting continues in the Lebanon. \NewEntry Jun * Soweto, South Africa sees three days of rioting. \NewEntry Jul 4. One hundred hostages held by Palestinians at Entebbe airport in Uganda were rescued by the Israelis. * Montreal host the Olympic Games. \NewEntry Sep 9. Mao Tse-tung leader of Communist China died aged 82. * Briton suffers droughts. \NewEntry Nov 2. Jimmy Carter becomes US President. \NewEntry Dec 5. Benjamin Britten the musician died aged 65. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Jensen ceases production. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1977 \NewFolder \NewEntry Feb * Fighting continues in Rhodesia. White missionaries were killed by African guerrilla gang. * Idi Amin's 6 year reign of terror continues in Uganda. \NewEntry Mar 27. 574 people were killed at Tenerife airport when 2 Jumbo jets belonging to KLM and Pan Am collided. \NewEntry Apr * The Alpha Bravo oil rig blows out in the North Sea. \NewEntry Jun 6. Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. 15. Spain hold their first elections for 41 years. 16. Von Braun the rocket scientist died aged 65. \NewEntry Aug 3. Archbishop makarios of Cyprus died. 16. Elvis Presley King of Rock'n Roll died aged 42. 19. Groucho Marx of the Marx brothers died aged 86. \NewEntry Sep 12. Steve Biko a black leader in South Africa died in prison aged 30. 16. Marc Bolan the singer in "T-Rex" died. 26. Freddie Laker starts "Skytrain". \NewEntry Oct 14. Bing Crosby the singer died aged 75. 18. SAS and German anti-terrorist squad free hi-jacked plane and all it's pasengers at Mogadishu airport. \NewEntry Dec 25. Sir Charlie Chaplin the actor died aged 88. \NewEntry Review * Many countries are taking in Vietnamese refugees. * The police increase efforts to catch the "Yorkshire Ripper". \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1978 \NewFolder \NewEntry Mar 14. Israel attacks southern Lebanon. * The oil tanker Amoco Cadiz runs aground off the Brittany coast spilling 200,000 tons of crued oil. \NewEntry May 9. Aldo Moro a senior Italian statesman and former Prime Minister was killed by the Red Brigade. \NewEntry Jul 11. Two hundred holidaymakers died in a gas explosion on a campsite at San Carlos de la Rapita, Spain. 26. First test tube baby is born \NewEntry Aug * Pope Paul VI dies and is succeeded by John Paul I. \NewEntry Sep 25. A Pacific Southwest Airline 727 collided with a light aircraft over San Diego killing 135 pasengers and people on the ground. 30. Pope John Paul died. \NewEntry Oct 16. Cardinal Karol Wojtyla of Poland is declared Pope, taking the name of John Paul II. The first non-Italian since 1542. * Fighting continues in Rhodesia. \NewEntry Nov 29. 913 people of an American religious cult committed suicide in Guyana \NewEntry Dec 8. Golda Meir the Prime Minister of Israel died aged 80. 10. Millions of Iranians demonstrated across Iran for the abdication of the Shah. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1979 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 8. Vietnamese drive out the Khmer Rouge and take over the capital Phnom Penh. 16. Supporters of the Ayatollah Khomeini depose the Shah of Iran. \NewEntry Feb 1. Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran. \NewEntry Mar 30. An IRA bomb kills Airey Neave. 31. Atomic leak scare at Three Mile Island, US. \NewEntry Apr * Horrors of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia are revealed. \NewEntry May 4. Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first woman Prime Minister. \NewEntry Jun 11. John Wayne the actor died aged 72. \NewEntry Jul 20. General Somozo of Nicaragua went into exile after civil war in the country. \NewEntry Aug 19. Pol Pot the leader of the Khmer Rouge was condemned to death for the genocide of the Cambodian people. 27. Earl Mountbatten is killed by an IRA bomb. * Sebastian Coe breaks 3 world records. \NewEntry Sep * The "Yorkshire Ripper" kills a 12 victim. \NewEntry Nov 4. One hundred people were taken hostage by Ayatollah Khomeini supporters at the American Embassy in Tehran. \NewEntry Dec 10. Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace Prize. 27. The Soviet invade Afghanistan. * Peace deal is signed for Zimbabwe. \NewEntry Review * From 1975, 1 million people were murdered by the Khmer Rouge under the leadership of Pol Pot. * From 1971, 300,000 people were murdered in Uganda under the leadership of Idi Amin. \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1980 \NewFolder \NewEntry Apr 18. Zimbabwe gets independence, Britain's last African colony. 25. A US attempt to rescue the Embassy hostages in Iran failed. 29. Alfred Hitchcock the film director died aged 80. \NewEntry May 5. SAS rescued 19 hostages in the Iranian Embassy in London. 4. Marshal Tito President of Yugoslavia died. 19. Mount St. Helens in the US erupted. \NewEntry Jun 12. Sir Billy Butlin head of Butlin's holiday camps died aged 80. \NewEntry Jul 24. Peter sellers the comedian and actor died. 27. The Shah of Iran died in exile in Cairo. * Moscow hosts the Olympic Games. \NewEntry Aug 2. Terrorist bomb kills 80 people at Bologna station in Italy. \NewEntry Sep * Iraq attacks oil installations in Iraq. \NewEntry Oct 11. Two Earthquakes hit Algeria killing thousands of people. \NewEntry Nov 7. Steve McQueen the actor died. 22. Mae West the actress died. \NewEntry Dec 8. John Lennon of the Beatles was shot dead in New York. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Rolls Royce merge with Vickers. * The last Triumph Spitfire was built at Canley, 314,342 were produced. * The last MGB was built at Abingdon over half a million were produced. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1981 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 21. US Embassy hostages in Teheran were released. * Peter Sutcliffe is charged with murder ending the long search for the Yorkshire Ripper. \NewEntry Feb 23. Right-wing Guardia Civil stage an attempted coup in Spain, taking over the Cortes. \NewEntry Mar 23. Mike Hailwood the motor-cycle champion was killed in a car accident. 30. An assassination attempt was made on President Reagan. \NewEntry Apr 3. Riots break out in Brixton, UK. \NewEntry May 10. Francois Mitterand becomes President of France. 11. Bob Marley the Reggae singer died aged 36. 13. A Turkish gunman attempts to assassinate the Pope. * Rioting in Belfast, following hunger strike and death of Bobby Sands in the Maze prison. \NewEntry Jul 17. Israelis bomb Beruit. 29. Prince Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer. * Riots take place in British cities following the Brixton riots. \NewEntry Oct 6. Anwar Sadat of Egypt was assassinated. \NewEntry Dec 20. The Penlee lifeboat went down with a loss of 8 crew in it's attempt to rescue people from the ship Union Star. A further 8 people died. * Martial law is declared in Poland over trade union activists \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1982 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 13. Air Florida plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, 78 people died. \NewEntry Feb 4. Laker Airways collapsed \NewEntry Mar 4. The Barbican Centre opens in London. \NewEntry Apr 2. Argentina invades Falkland Islands. 5. The Task Force leaves for the Falklands. A huge convoy of ships left Portsmouth meeting up with others from Plymouth and Gibralter. Amongst them the 2 carriers HMS Hermes and Invinsible. \NewEntry May * Battles take place on sea and land for the recapture of the Falklands. Britain losses HMS Sheffield and HMS Coventry was hit. Argentina loses battle at Goose Green and the ship Belgrano was sunk. \NewEntry Jun 14. British capture Port Stanley and Argentinians surrender. 21. Princess Diana gives birth to Prince William. * Fighting continues in the Lebanon. \NewEntry Jul 20. IRA explode a bomb at Hyde Park, London killing 2 guardsmen and 7 army horses. \NewEntry Aug 12. Henry Fonda the actor died aged 77. 29. Ingrid Bergman the actress died aged 67. * Israelis drive the PLO out of Beirut. \NewEntry Sep 15. Princess Grace of Monaco was killed in car accident she was 52. * Civilians are massacred in refugee camps in Beirut. Peace keeping force moves in. \NewEntry Nov 10. Leonid Brezhnev the Soviet Leader died aged 75. \NewEntry Dec 12. Anti-cruise missile demonstration took place on Greenham Common. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1983 \NewFolder \NewEntry Feb * Iranian forces move into Iraq. \NewEntry Apr 1. More anti-cruise protests at Greenham common. 19. Bomb destroys US Embassy in Beirut. \NewEntry May * Mount Etna erupts. \NewEntry Jun 10. Margaret Thatcher is re-elected as Prime Minister. \NewEntry Jul 29. David Niven the actor died aged 72. \NewEntry Aug 6. The Spanish oil tanker Castillo de Belver carrying 200,000 tons of crude oil caught fire and split in two off South Africa \NewEntry Sep * A Soviet plane shot down a Korean Airline 747 off Siberia, 269 people died. \NewEntry Oct 4. Richard Noble breaks the land speed record at Bonneville flats at 633.46 mph 23. Two suicide attacks on peace keeping forces in Beirut killed 241 US marines and 58 French Paratroopers. * US invades Grenada. \NewEntry Nov 26. A gang stole £25 million in gold bars at the Brinks-Mat warehouse at Heathrow. \NewEntry Dec 17. The IRA explode a bomb outside Harrods in London. * Yassir Arafat is forced to leave Lebanon. \NewEntry Review * Compact discs were launched \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1984 \NewFolder \NewEntry Feb 14. Jane Torvill and Cristopher Dean win Olympic gold for ice dancing \NewEntry Mar * Scientist warn of the greenhouse effect. \NewEntry Apr 22. UK expels Libyans 23. The AIDS virus is discovered. 26. Count Basie the jazz pianist dies aged 79 \NewEntry May 19. Sir John Betjemin the poet dies aged 78. 29. Eric Morecombe the comedian dies aged 58. 29. Violence errupts in South Yorkshire with the miners strike which has been going for 12 weeks. \NewEntry Jun * Childhood Leukaemia scare around the Sellafield reprocessing plant. \NewEntry Jul 9. 700 year old York Minster burns after lightning strike. 27. James Mason the actor dies aged 75. \NewEntry Aug 15. J. B. Priestley the novelist dies aged 89. * The Los Angeles Olympics open. 28. French ship carrying 450 tons of uranium sunk in the North Sea. \NewEntry Oct 12. Bomb explodes at the Grand Hotel in Brighton, where the Tory party conference was being held. Three people were killed. 31. Mrs Gandhi Prime Minister of India was assassinated. \NewEntry Nov * Two people have died in Britain after receiving blood transfusions. 19. 260 people have died in a gas explosion in Mexico City. \NewEntry Dec 10. Bishop Tutu of Johannesburg won the Nobel peace prize for his fight against Apartheid. 10. Chemical leak at factory in Bhopal, India kills over 2000 people. 14. Band Aid record "Do they know it's Christmas" raises money for famine in Africa. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Jaguar cars are privatised. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1985 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan * Arctic weather in the Mediterranean. \NewEntry Feb 4. The border between Spain and Gibralter is open after 16 yrs. \NewEntry Mar 11. Mikhai Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union. \NewEntry May 11. Fire at Bradford City football ground killing 40 fans. 28. Tidal wave and cyclone hits Bangladesh 29. 41 football supporters die after riot at Heysal Stadium Brussels. \NewEntry Jun 23. Air India 747 explodes in mid-air over Irish Sea killing 325 people. \NewEntry Jul 7. Boris Becker wins Wimbledon at 17. 7. Live Aid. Two pop concerts raised £40 million for Africa's famine. 10. Greanpeace's ship Rainbow Warrior was hit by 2 explosions in Auckland harbour killing 1 person. \NewEntry Aug 22. Air crash at Manchester airport kills 54 people. A further two crashes happened in the same month, a Japanese 747 crashed in Japan killing 517 and Delta airlines at Fort Worth killed 140 people. \NewEntry Sep 17. Laura Ashley the fashion designer dies at 60 22. Earthquake hits Mexico City 22. France admits responsibility for the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior. \NewEntry Oct 2. Rock Hudson the film actor dies at 59. 10. Orsen Wells the film maker dies at 70 \NewEntry Nov 15. Anglo-Irish deal signed in Ulster \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Sir Clive Sinclair unveils the C5. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1986 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 20. Britain and France give the go ahead to the Channel Tunnel. 28. Space shuttle Challenger explodes seconds after lift-off. \NewEntry Feb 25. Marcos flees Manila, Aquino installed as President. 28. Olaf Palme Prime Minster of Sweden was assassinated. * Halley's comet comes it's closest to the sun on it's 75 year visit. \NewEntry Apr 2. Bomb exploded in mid-air on a TWA flight to Athens kiling 4 people. 15. US air strike against Libya. 24. Duchess of Windsor dies aged 89. 26. Nuclear reactor catches fire at Chernobyl power station in the Ukraine. \NewEntry Jun 12. South Africa declares state of emergency. \NewEntry Aug 27. Rioting breaks out in black township of Soweto 12 dead and 70 injured. \NewEntry Sep 8. Nissan open a car plant in Sunderland. \NewEntry Nov 22. Mike Tyson gains WBC world heavyweight title. 30. Cary Grant the film actor dies aged 82. \NewEntry Dec Super light plane sets record for non-stop flight round the world 9 days 3mins. 44 secs. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * The first car leaves the new Nissan factory in Sunderland. * Ford buys Lotus. * BL builds the 5 millionth Mini. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1987 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 1. The Archbishop of Canterbury's envoy Terry Wait was kidnapped in Beirut. \NewEntry Feb 16. War crimes trial begins in Jerusalem of John Demjanjuk. \NewEntry Mar 3. Danny Kaye the comedian died. 6. "The Herald of Free Enterprise" capsizes off Zeebrugge, many people die. \NewEntry Jun 22. Fred Astaire the actor/dancer died \NewEntry Jul 3. Klaus Barber the "Butcher of Lyon" gets a life sentence. * Over 700 people die in Greece from heatwave. \NewEntry Aug 20. The Hungerford massacre 14 dead 28. John Huston the film director died aged 81. \NewEntry Sep * Iran lays mines in the gulfs main shipping lanes. \NewEntry Oct 15. Fiji leaves the Commonwealth 16. Hurricane hits British isles, 110 mph. gusts. 19. Black Monday, the Stock Market crashes \NewEntry Nov 8. IRA explode bomb at Rememberance day parade at Enniskillen killing 11 people. 19. 30 people die in Kings Cross tube station fire \NewEntry Review * Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" sold for £24 million at Christies. \NewEntry Cars * Ford acquires 75 per cent of Aston Martin. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1988 \NewFolder \NewEntry Mar 6. Three IRA terrorists were shot dead in Gibralter suspected of plotting a bombing. 64 kilos of explosives were found in thier hire car in Marbella. 16. Loyalist gunman opens fire on mourners at IRA funeral killing 3 and injuring 50. \NewEntry Jul 3. US warship shoots down Iranian civil airliner in the Gulf, killing 290 passengers. 6. The North Sea oil rig, Piper Alpha explodes killing more than 150 workers. \NewEntry Aug 8. The Iran - Iraq war ends. 28. An Italian air force jet crashes at air show in West Germany. * Seoul host the Olympic Games. \NewEntry Sep * Bangladesh is hit by floods 20 million people are homeless. \NewEntry Oct * The Turin Shroud turns out to be a fake. \NewEntry Nov 8. George Bush becomes US President. \NewEntry Dec 7. Armenia suffers earthquake, 100,000 people are killed. 12. Commuter train crash at Clapham Junction, 36 people die. 22. Pan Am flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland killing 270 passengers and 11 people on the ground. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * British Aerospace buy Rover. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1989 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 7. Emperor Hirohito of Japan died aged 82. He was Emperor for 62 years. 8. British Midland jet crashed near Kegworth killing 44 passengers and 8 crew. \NewEntry Feb 15. Ayatollah Khomeini ordered the death of Salman Rushdie for writing the Satanic Verses. 15. Soviets get out of Afghanistan. \NewEntry Mar 24. The oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground off Alaska spilling 12 million gallons of crude oil. \NewEntry Apr 15. 96 football supporters die at the Hillsborough Stadium disaster. \NewEntry Jun 4. Many student demonstrators were killed in the Tiananmen Square massacre in China. 4. Ayatollah Khomeini died aged 86. \NewEntry Jul 11. Laurence Olivier the actor died aged 82. \NewEntry Aug 20. Many people died when a pleasure boat the "Marchioness" was hit by the dredger "Bowbelle" in the Thames. 25. Pictures are sent back from Voyager II of Neptune's moon Triton. \NewEntry Sep 11. Hungary opens it's border with Austria allowing East Germans to flea to the West. 21. America is hit by hurricane "Hugo". 22. IRA bomb kills 10 bandsmen in Deal, Kent. * Vietnam leaves Cambodia. \NewEntry Oct 5. The Dalai Lama receives the nobel peace prize. 19. Earthquake hits San Francisco killing more than 250 people. 20. The Guildford 4 are freed after 14 years. \NewEntry Nov 10. At 11 pm the Brandenburg Gates were opened and the Berlin Wall no longer has any significance. \NewEntry Dec 25. The dictator of Romania, Nicholae Ceausescus and his wife wer executed. * US invades Panama. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Ford buy out Jaguar for £1.6 billion \EndFolder \NewEntry 1990 \NewFolder \NewEntry Feb 2. F.W.de Klerk lifts ban on anti-apartheid political parties and organisations. 11. Nelson Mandela was set free after 27 years in prison. \NewEntry Mar 15. Iraqis hang British journalist for spying. * Demonstrations in London against the Poll Tax. \NewEntry Apr 1. Riots break out in Stangeways prison in Manchester. 15. Greta Garbo the film actress died aged 84. \NewEntry May 16. Sammy Davis Jr. the entertainer died. 28. Two Australians were shot dead in Holland by IRA. The shooting was a mistake as they were beleived to be British Servicemen. 30. Boris Yeltsin was elected President of Russia. \NewEntry Jun 2. Rex Harrison the actor died. 22. Earthquake hits northern Iran killing many thousands of people. \NewEntry Jul 13. Boris Yeltsin resigns from the Communist Party. 30. Ian Gow the Conservative MP was murdered by an IRA car bomb. \NewEntry Aug 2. Iraq invades Kuwait. 23. Brian Keenan who was held hostage in the Lebanon for 4 years, was freed. \NewEntry Sep * UN impose sanctions on Iraq. \NewEntry Oct 8. Israelis shoot 21 Palestinians in riots in Jerusalem. 3. Reunification, Germany becomes a single country. \NewEntry Nov 9. Mary Robinson becomes Ireland's first female Prime Minister. 12. Japan's new Emperor Akihito is enthroned. 22. Magaret Thatcher resigns. \NewEntry Dec 1. Two sides of the Channel Tunnel met. 9. Lech Walesa becomes the first elected President of Poland. 10. Iraq frees foreign hostages. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1991 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 17. Operation "Dessert Storm" was launched as the deadline passed for Saddam Hussein to get out of Kuwait. * Iraq fires "Scud" missiles on Israel. \NewEntry Feb 7. The IRA fire a mortar bomb into the garden of 10 Downing Street. 21. Dame Margot Fonteyn the ballerina died aged 71. 27. The Gulf war ends. Kuwait is liberated. \NewEntry Mar 14. The Birmingham Six were released. \NewEntry Apr * Kurds flee from Saddam Hussein. \NewEntry Aug 19. President Gorbachev, the Soviet leader was toppled after a coup * Communism ends in Russia. \NewEntry Nov 5. Robert Maxwell the newspaper tycoon was found drowned. \NewEntry Dec 4. The American Terry Anderson was freed after being held for 6½ years by terrorists in Lebanon. 25. Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as Soviet President, as Soviet Union dissolves. \NewEntry Review * An agreement was signed by President Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev to reduce nuclear arms. \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1992 \NewFolder \NewEntry Mar * Britain has it's worst drought since 1745. \NewEntry Apr 20. Benny Hill the comedian died. \NewEntry May 6. Marlene Dietrich singer/actress died. 23. Giovanni Falcone one of Italy's top anti-Mafia judges was killed by a car bomb. * Race riots in Los Angeles. \NewEntry Jun 7. The book "Diana" by Andrew Morton was published. 14. The Rio Earth Summit. \NewEntry Jul * Barcelona hosts the Olympic Games. \NewEntry Aug * Death camps are revealed in Serbia. * War rages in Bosnia. \NewEntry Oct 4. A Boeing 747 cargo plane crashes in a residential area near Schipol Airport, 70 people died and hundreds were injured. \NewEntry Nov 3. Bill Clinton becomes President of the US. 20. Windsor Castle was badly damaged by fire. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * US car manufacturers Ford and General Motors make record losses. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1993 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 5. The oil tanker "Braer" ran aground off the Shetland Islands losing it's cargo of oil. \NewEntry Feb 11. Queen Elizabeth starts to pay income tax. 26. A bomb went off in the World Trade Centre in New York. \NewEntry Mar 20. IRA bomb goes off in Warrington 2 children are killed and many people are injured. \NewEntry Apr 24. IRA bomb goes off in London killing 1 person. * Over 100 people were killed in the Waco seige. \NewEntry Jun 9. Crowned Prince Naruhito of Japan marries. \NewEntry Jul 29. John Demjanjuk who was on trial in Israel for Nazi war crimes was freed. \NewEntry Aug 2. UK ratifies the Maastricht treaty. \NewEntry Sep 13. A piece agreement was signed in Washington between Israel and PLO. \NewEntry Oct 4. A rebelion in Moscow against Boris Yeltsin was crushed by the army. Much of the White house was destroyed by shell fire. 15. President Frederik de Klerk and Nelson Mandela were jointly awarded the nobel Peace Prize for work in ending apartheid \NewEntry Dec 22. Aborigines in Australia won land rights for land lost during colonisation. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * General Motors produced the first hi-tech ground up electric car. It clocked 183 mph and 0-60 mph in 8 secs. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1994 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 17. Los Angeles is hit by an earthquake. \NewEntry Feb * Fighting continues in Sarajevo when a mortar bomb exploded in a market place killing 68 people and wounding many more. 25. Gunman shoots 20 worshipers at the Ibrahim Mosque in Hebron, he was later beaten to death. \NewEntry Apr 22. Richard Nixon former US President died. * Thousands of people are being killed in tribal slaughter in Rwanda. \NewEntry May 1. Ayrton Senna the Brazilian racing driver was killed at Imola, San Morino. 10. Nelson Mandela becomes President of South Africa. * The Channel tunnel was officially opened by the Queen and President Mitterrand. ? \NewEntry Jul 1. Yassir Arafat ends his exile from Palestine. \NewEntry Aug 14. The terrorist Carlos the Jackal was captured and in the hands of the French. 31. A ceasefire is declared by the IRA. \NewEntry Sep 28. The Baltic ferry Estonia sank, 912 people were drowned. \NewEntry Oct 20. The Queen visits Russia. 20. But Lancaster the actor died. \NewEntry Dec 26. French commandos storm a hijacked Air France A300 at Marseilles killing 4 Algerian Islamic fanatics. Three of the hostages had previously been killed by hijackers. \NewEntry Review * This year saw fighting in Rwanda where more than 1 million are believed to have been killed. * Michael Schumacher wins F1. \NewEntry Cars * BMW buys Rover. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1995 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 9. Peter Cook the comedian died aged 57. 17. An earthquake hit the city of Kobe in Japan killing more than 5,000 people. The quake measured 7.2 on the Richter scale. \NewEntry Feb 2. Donald Pleasance the actor died. * Peace plan is threatened in Bosnia as fighting continues. \NewEntry Mar 16. Gerry Adams visits the White House. 20. The Aim Shinrikyo cult carried out a gas attack on the Tokyo undergound. \NewEntry Apr 19. A bomb exploded in the Federal Building in Oklahoma killing 168 people. 25. Ginger Rodgers the actress/dancer died. \NewEntry May 2. More fighting broke out in Zagreb between Serbs and Croats. 8. The 50th anniversary of VE Day. 28. Earthquake measuring 7.5 hits eastern Russia killing over 2000 people. \NewEntry Jun 7. Serbs release UN hostages. 10. Asian riots in Bradford. 29. A department store collapses in Seoul, South Korea killing 63 people. 29. Lana Turner the actress died. * Vietnamese boat people riot in Hong Kong against being repatriated. \NewEntry Jul 4. More gas attacks in Tokyo stations. 17. Juan Manuel Fangio the great racing driver died aged 84. * US space shuttle Atlantis linked up with the Russian space station Mir \NewEntry Aug 6. The 50 years since the first A-bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, 60,000 people congregate in the cities Peace Park to remember the dead. \NewEntry Sep 28. Israel give the Palestinians autonomy in the West Bank. \NewEntry Nov 4. Yitshak Rabin the Israeli Prime Minister was assassinated. * France carries out nuclear tests at Mururoa Atoll in the Pacific. \NewEntry Dec 25. Dean Martin the actor died aged 78. 27. France carries out it's 5th nuclear test at Mururoa Atoll in the Pacific. \NewEntry Review * After 4 years of fighting in the former Yugoslavia, peace talks begin. \NewEntry Cars * Bertone's ZER set a new electric car record of 188 mph, 5 mph faster than General Motor's Impact. * The MGF is announced. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1996 \NewFolder \NewEntry Jan 11. François Mitterrand former President of France died aged 79. 20. George Burns the comedian died aged 100. * Nato peacekeeping troops go into Bosnia. \NewEntry Feb 10. IRA explode a bomb in the Docklands, 2 people die. 12. Peace rally goes on in Belfast. \NewEntry Mar 12. Dunblane, Scotland. A gunman Thomas Hamilton went into a school shot 16 children and one teacher then shot himself. * British beef is banned after BSE scare. \NewEntry Apr 29. A gunman kills 34 people in Tasmanian massacre. \NewEntry May 20. Jon Pertwee the actor who played Dr. Who died aged 79. \NewEntry Jun 5. The second Severn bridge was opened. At 3 miles long it is the longest bridge in Britain. 15. Ella Fitzgerald the singer died aged 79. 17. Mt. Ruapehu in N.Z. erupted. \NewEntry Jul 18. TWA flight 800 explodes shortly after take-off from New York, 230 people were killed. \NewEntry Aug * Atlanta hosts th Olympic Games were 1 person was killed and many injured after a bomb exploded. \NewEntry Sep 3. US fire missiles against Iraq. 24. A nuclear test ban treaty was signed by Britain, France, USA, China and Russia. \NewEntry Oct 4. Volcano erupts in Iceland. \NewEntry Nov 12. Worst mid air collision in India kills 350 people. 19. Fire broke out in the Channel Tunnel. 25. Hijacked Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes in the sea when it ran out of fuel, killing 127 people. 27. Michael Bentine the actor died agd 74. \NewEntry Dec 17. Extremist guerillas took 500 people hostage at the Japanese Ambassador's residence in Lima, Peru. 19. Marcello Mastroianni the actor died aged 73. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * General Motors release EV1 the first electric production car of recent years, capable of 0-60 mph in 8.5 secs. * Lotus make a 200 bhp Electric Elise. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1997 \NewFolder \NewEntry Feb 21. The Bridgewater three were freed after 18 years, having been charged with the murder of the 13 year old newspaper boy Carl Bridgewater. \NewEntry Mar 21. Rev.W.Awrdy creator of Thomas the tank engine died aged 85. * Albania falls into anarchy. \NewEntry Apr 22. Commandos storm the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima and freed the remaining 71 hostages. \NewEntry May 2. Tony Blair becomes Prime Minister. \NewEntry Jun 25. Jacques Cousteau the French underwater explorer died aged 87. 30. Hong Kong is handed over to the Chinese. \NewEntry Jul 1. Robert Mitcham the actor died aged 79. 3. James Stewart the actor died aged 89. 4. The Pathfinder Probe lands on Mars. 15. Gianni Versace the designer was shot dead in Miami. \NewEntry Aug 4. Jeanne Calment the oldest woman in the world died aged 122. 31. Diana, Princess of Wales was killed in a car accident in Paris. \NewEntry Sep 5. Mother Teresa the Roman Catholic nun died aged 87. 6. The funeral of the Princess of Wales was held at Westminster Abbey. 19. An InterCity 125 collided with an empty freight train at Southall killing 6. 26. Earthquakes hit Assisi in Italy. \NewEntry Oct 15. Andy Green broke the land speed record at 766.10 mph in Thrust SSC also breaking the sound barrier. * Forests in Sumatra are ablaze causing thick smoke to drift over Malaysia. \NewEntry Nov 10. Louise Woodward the au pair accused of killing the baby Matthew Eappen was freed. 17. 58 tourists were killed in a terrorist attack at a temple in Egypt. 22. Michael Hutchinson lead singer of INXS died aged 37. \NewEntry Dec 1. Stephane Grapelli the jazz violinist died aged 89. 11. The Royal Yacht Britannia was decommisioned. 20. Gerry Adams goes to No. 10 first Republican to go to Downing Street in 76 years. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars * Scientists find a way of producing electricity from petrol for use in fuel cells for electric cars. * The "zero" an American built electric sports by Cocconi with 220 hp. can do 0-60 mph in 4.9 secs. Top speed is governed at 87 mph. \EndFolder \NewEntry 1998 \NewFolder \NewEntry Feb 3. A cable car wire was sliced by a jet at a ski resort in northern Italy, killing 20 people. 4. El Niño storm hits the US west coast. 8. Enoch Powell the politician died aged 85. \NewEntry Mar 5. Evidence of water on the moon, has been found by space probe. * Fighting continues in Kosovo. * President Clinton faces sex allegations. \NewEntry Apr 10. New Good Friday peace deal in Ireland. 17. Linda McCartney wife of Paul McCartney died aged 56. 16. Pol Pot leader of the Khmer Rouge died. * Japan's economy on the brink of collapse. * UK, major floods hit the Midlands. \NewEntry May 14. Frank Sinatra the singer and actor died aged 82. 20. President Suharto of Indonesia steps down after 30 years. * Parkistan test 5 nuclear devices, in retaliation for India carrying out similar tests. \NewEntry Jun 3. A 125 mph rail crash in Germany kills more than 100 people. 11. Catherine Cookson the author died aged 91. \NewEntry Aug 7. Two bombs exploded simultaneously outside US Embassies in Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam killing more 250 people. 15. Bomb exploded in Omagh, Ireland killing 28 people. \NewEntry Sep 3. Swissair McDonald Douglas MD-11 crashed of Novia Scotia killing all 229 on board. 21. Florence Joyner "Flo-Jo" the American sprinter died of a heart attack aged 38. * Iran lifts Salmon Rushdie death sentence. \NewEntry Oct 2. Gene Autry the movie cowboy died aged 91. * General Pinochet of Chile is arrested in London. The Spanish Government want to extradite him. and put him on trial for murder and torture. \NewEntry Nov 1. Mika Hakkinen is Fomula 1 Champion, driving for Mclaren. \NewEntry Dec 16. US and British air strikes start in Iraq. \NewEntry Review * The drug Viagra goes on sale. \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder \NewEntry 1999 \NewFolder \NewEntry Feb 7. King Hussein of Jordan died. \NewEntry Mar 3. Dusty Springfield the singer died. 12. Yehudi Menuhin the violinst died. 15. N.Ireland lawyer Rosemary Nelson was killed by car bomb. 16. Corruption scandal in Euro Parliament.. 20. British and Swiss ballonists circumnavigated the globe. \NewEntry Review * \NewEntry Cars \EndFolder