1968 - 1969 (0 years)
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| 1 | 1968 | - 18 Feb 1968—18 Feb 1968:
British Standard Time introduced - Summer Time became permanent but arguments prevailed and Britain reverted to GMT in October 1971
- 18 Apr 1968—18 Apr 1968:
London Bridge sold (and eventually moved to Arizona) - modern London Bridge, built around it as it was demolished, was opened in Mar 1973
- 20 Apr 1968—20 Apr 1968:
Enoch Powell 'Rivers of Blood' speech on immigration
- 23 Apr 1968—23 Apr 1968:
Issue of 5p and 10p decimal coins in Britain
- 29 May 1968—29 May 1968:
Manchester United first English club to win the European Cup
- 11 Aug 1968—11 Aug 1968:
Last steam passenger train service ran in Britain (Carlisle- Liverpool)
- 16 Sep 1968—16 Sep 1968:
Two-tier postal rate starts in Britain
- 5 Oct 1968—5 Oct 1968:
Beginning of disturbances in N Ireland
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| 2 | 1969 | - 1969—1969:
SA - Man on the Moon
- 2 Mar 1969—2 Mar 1969:
Maiden flight of 'Concorde', at Toulouse
- 7 Mar 1969—7 Mar 1969:
Victoria Line tube opens in London
- 17 Apr 1969—17 Apr 1969:
Voting age lowered from 21 to 18
- 2 May 1969—2 May 1969:
Maiden voyage of liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2)
- 31 Jul 1969—31 Jul 1969:
Halfpenny ceases to be legal tender in Britain
- 14 Aug 1969—14 Aug 1969:
Civil disturbances in Ulster - Britain sends troops to support civil authorities
- 7 Sep 1969—7 Sep 1969:
First episode of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' recorded
- 14 Oct 1969—14 Oct 1969:
50p coin introduced in Britain (reduced in size 1998)
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