| Date |
Event |
| 1960
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Nigeria gains independence from the British Empire.
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| 9th December 1960
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First episode of Coronation Street is broadcast.
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| 1961
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Jamaica gains independence from the British Empire.
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| 1961
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Bridget Riley paints Movement in Squares op art.
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| 1961
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The earliest known digital computer game Spacewar! is released.
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| 1962
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Trinidad gains independence from the British Empire.
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| 1962
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The audio (compact) cassette is invented.
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| 1963
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Kenya gains independence from the British Empire
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| 11th January 1963
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The musical film Summer Holiday is premiered starring Cliff Richard and The Shadows.
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| 1963
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The first touch-tone telephones are introduced.
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| 22nd March 1963
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The Beatles first number one album is released - Please, Please Me.
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| 1963
|
The lava lamp is invented by Edward Craven-Walker.
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| 23rd November 1963
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First episode of Doctor Who is broadcast.
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| 1st January 1964
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First edition of Top of the Pops is broadcast.
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| 1964
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Terence Conran opens the Habitat home furnishings shop in London.
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| 1964
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Barbados gains independence from the British Empire.
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| 23rd April 1964
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BBC Two begins broadcasting.
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| 16th February 1965
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Richard Beeching recommends the closing of a quarter of the railway system as it is uneconomic and under-used.
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| 1965
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The mini-skirt is created by Mary Quant.
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| 30th September 1965
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First episode of Thunderbirds is broadcast.
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| 1966
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Go-Go boots become popular.
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| 1966
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The first electricity-powered Intercity train is used.
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| 30th July 1966
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England win the FIFA Football World Cup.
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| 27th June 1967
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The world's first cash machine is installed at Barclays bank in Enfield Town in north London.
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| 1st July 1967
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First colour television broadcasts in Europe are made on BBC2.
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| 4th July 1967
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Donald Campbell breaks the world water speed record in his boat Bluebird K7 but is killed in the process.
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| Summer 1967
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Summer of Love - lots of music festivals are held across Britain.
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| 30th September 1967
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BBC Radio 1 is launched.
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| 1968
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5p, 10p and 50p coins introduced to start decimalisation of the currency.
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| 1969
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First pelican crossings are introduced.
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| 16th July 1969
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Saturn V rocket is launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
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| 20th July 1969
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Neil Armstrong becomes first human to step onto the moon.
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| 24th July 1969
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Apollo 11 astronauts return to Earth.
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