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nickgusset Shizzlehurst 12 Oct 16 11.07pm
I once saw Claude Davis play a full game without being booked.
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I once saw Claude Davis play a full game without being booked.

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lankygit Lincoln 13 Oct 16 12.23am
Other historic events I can think of, as well as those mentioned above, in my lifetime ( I was born in 1950)include: The chemical structure of DNA discovered. The opening of the first nuclear power station. The end of steam powered trains on the BR network. Colour TV in the home. The first ever recorded four minute mile. The first motorway opened. The coronation of the Queen. The death of Einstein. The introduction of the national speed limit on UK roads. The first UK referendum. Is this a five minute argument, or the full half hour? [Link]
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Other historic events I can think of, as well as those mentioned above, in my lifetime ( I was born in 1950)include:
The chemical structure of DNA discovered.
The opening of the first nuclear power station.
The end of steam powered trains on the BR network.
Colour TV in the home.
The first ever recorded four minute mile.
The first motorway opened.
The coronation of the Queen.
The death of Einstein.
The introduction of the national speed limit on UK roads.
The first UK referendum.

Is this a five minute argument, or the full half hour? [Link]

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Dan Theolmesdaleroad Up north 13 Oct 16 1.28am
Iranian Embassy siege, 1980. Assassination of John Lennon, 1980. Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, 1981. Attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II, 1981. Attempted assassination of Margaret Thatcher in the Brighton bombings, 1984. Explosion of the NASA Space Shuttle Challenger, 1986. Chernobyl disaster, 1986. Release from prison of Nelson Mandela, 1990. While they all occurred in my lifetime, the Challenger explosion was maybe the first significant event I can really remember.
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Iranian Embassy siege, 1980.
Assassination of John Lennon, 1980.
Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, 1981.
Attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II, 1981.
Attempted assassination of Margaret Thatcher in the Brighton bombings, 1984.
Explosion of the NASA Space Shuttle Challenger, 1986.
Chernobyl disaster, 1986.
Release from prison of Nelson Mandela, 1990.

While they all occurred in my lifetime, the Challenger explosion was maybe the first significant event I can really remember.

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Midlands Eagle 13 Oct 16 6.12am
Originally posted by lankygit The end of steam powered trains on the BR network. The coronation of the Queen. I used to live in Worcester Park and often went to school in Kingston by train and used to love standing on the platform at Raynes Park or Wimbledon watching the steam trains thundering past. I had just started primary school when the queen was coronated (new word) and we were all given a commemorative silver tea spoon and mine still has pride of place on my sideboard
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Originally posted by lankygit

The end of steam powered trains on the BR network.

The coronation of the Queen.

I used to live in Worcester Park and often went to school in Kingston by train and used to love standing on the platform at Raynes Park or Wimbledon watching the steam trains thundering past.

I had just started primary school when the queen was coronated (new word) and we were all given a commemorative silver tea spoon and mine still has pride of place on my sideboard

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Midlands Eagle 13 Oct 16 6.16am
No-one mentioned England winning the world cup.
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No-one mentioned England winning the world cup.

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Southampton_Eagle At the after party 13 Oct 16 7.37am
Originally posted by martin2412 I must admit that I have pinched this thread from another forum, but it was a really interesting read. Within my lifetime there has been: Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon - I just about remember that as I was only 5. The three day week. Rubbish in the streets, power cuts etc. Elvis Presley dying. My mum bawled her eyes out. The Falklands. Hillsborough, Heysel, Bradford. The Yorkshire Ripper. The Berlin Wall coming down. Diana's death and the faux mourning the country went into. 9/11 - all in glorious live colour. I've probably missed out loads. Anyone else have memories of major events in their lifetime ? I was born in August '77 so off your list it's the death of Elvis downwards. Not that I remember Elvis dying or the Falklands. I do remember coming home from school and watching the Challenger explode on live tv.
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Originally posted by martin2412

I must admit that I have pinched this thread from another forum, but it was a really interesting read.

Within my lifetime there has been:

Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon - I just about remember that as I was only 5.

The three day week. Rubbish in the streets, power cuts etc.

Elvis Presley dying. My mum bawled her eyes out.

The Falklands.

Hillsborough, Heysel, Bradford.

The Yorkshire Ripper.

The Berlin Wall coming down.

Diana's death and the faux mourning the country went into.

9/11 - all in glorious live colour.

I've probably missed out loads. Anyone else have memories of major events in their lifetime ?

I was born in August '77 so off your list it's the death of Elvis downwards. Not that I remember Elvis dying or the Falklands. I do remember coming home from school and watching the Challenger explode on live tv.

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Y Ddraig Goch In The Crowd 13 Oct 16 7.52am
Originally posted by martin2412 I must admit that I have pinched this thread from another forum, but it was a really interesting read. Within my lifetime there has been: Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon - I just about remember that as I was only 5. The three day week. Rubbish in the streets, power cuts etc. Elvis Presley dying. My mum bawled her eyes out. The Falklands. Hillsborough, Heysel, Bradford. The Yorkshire Ripper. The Berlin Wall coming down. Diana's death and the faux mourning the country went into. 9/11 - all in glorious live colour. I've probably missed out loads. Anyone else have memories of major events in their lifetime ? You're a year older than me so pretty much the same as you. I remember the moon landing quite vividly but obviously didn't understand the significance. Even though things had been changing, the fall of the Berlin Wall was a real wow moment. John Lennon being shot the dignified don't even enter in the game
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In The Crowd 13 Oct 16 7.52am

Originally posted by martin2412

I must admit that I have pinched this thread from another forum, but it was a really interesting read.

Within my lifetime there has been:

Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon - I just about remember that as I was only 5.

The three day week. Rubbish in the streets, power cuts etc.

Elvis Presley dying. My mum bawled her eyes out.

The Falklands.

Hillsborough, Heysel, Bradford.

The Yorkshire Ripper.

The Berlin Wall coming down.

Diana's death and the faux mourning the country went into.

9/11 - all in glorious live colour.

I've probably missed out loads. Anyone else have memories of major events in their lifetime ?

You're a year older than me so pretty much the same as you. I remember the moon landing quite vividly but obviously didn't understand the significance.

Even though things had been changing, the fall of the Berlin Wall was a real wow moment.

John Lennon being shot

the dignified don't even enter in the game

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Part Time James 13 Oct 16 8.53am
Originally posted by Michaelawt85 Ffs. You do make me laugh but do you ever take anything seriously james Boobies.
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Originally posted by Michaelawt85

Ffs. You do make me laugh but do you ever take anything seriously james

Boobies.

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becky over the moon 13 Oct 16 9.05am
Being of the ahem older generation on here, I cover all of the above plus...... -King George's funeral -the Queen's coronation -the end of food rationing -the invention of man-made fibres for general use -the invention of the pocket calculator -the first mobile phones (housebricks!) - a 'wireless' as opposed to wired up radio that was housed in a great wooden cabinet -the radiogram (that thing with a radio and record player that took up half the living room) -electric typewriters, followed by the first word processors then computers -cordless telephones -Winston Churchill's funeral - the rise of Merseybeat -the 'Hostess trolley' -free visits from your GP -the closure of the Daily Herald - such a good size for cutting up for toilet paper after reading! plus probably a lot more that I can't remember A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers
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over the moon 13 Oct 16 9.05am

Being of the *ahem* older generation on here, I cover all of the above plus......

-King George's funeral
-the Queen's coronation
-the end of food rationing
-the invention of man-made fibres for general use
-the invention of the pocket calculator
-the first mobile phones (housebricks!)
- a 'wireless' as opposed to wired up radio that was housed in a great wooden cabinet
-the radiogram (that thing with a radio and record player that took up half the living room)
-electric typewriters, followed by the first word processors then computers
-cordless telephones
-Winston Churchill's funeral
- the rise of Merseybeat
-the 'Hostess trolley'
-free visits from your GP
-the closure of the Daily Herald - such a good size for cutting up for toilet paper after reading!

plus probably a lot more that I can't remember

A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

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Kermit8 Hevon 13 Oct 16 10.11am
Scores i can remember but the ones that stand out in chronological order.. The Munich Olympics Massacre Entebbe Punk Yorkshire Ripper Farrah Fawcett Majors/Charlies Angels Burnley 1979 Lennon Moscow Olympics boycott Ovett/Coe/Cram Thatcher Brixton and other place riots 1981 Falklands Miners strike Live Aid Growing up with the very real threat of nuclear war over most of those years... then disaster after disaster 1985-89 Piper Alpha/Kings Cross/Zeebrugge/Heysel/Clapham Junction/Stock Aitken and Waterman/Lockerbie/Kegworth/Marchioness/Bradford/Manchester runway plane fire Berlin wall being pummelled. Probably the biggest event out of any. Then onto 1990 and England at the World Cup and also Thatcher getting the boot from her own lot. Lovely. Edited by Kermit8 (13 Oct 2016 10.19am) Big chest and massive boobs [Link]
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Hevon 13 Oct 16 10.11am

Scores i can remember but the ones that stand out in chronological order..

The Munich Olympics Massacre
Entebbe
Punk
Yorkshire Ripper
Farrah Fawcett Majors/Charlies Angels
Burnley 1979
Lennon
Moscow Olympics boycott
Ovett/Coe/Cram
Thatcher
Brixton and other place riots 1981
Falklands
Miners strike
Live Aid

Growing up with the very real threat of nuclear war over most of those years...

then disaster after disaster 1985-89

Piper Alpha/Kings Cross/Zeebrugge/Heysel/Clapham Junction/Stock Aitken and Waterman/Lockerbie/Kegworth/Marchioness/Bradford/Manchester runway plane fire

Berlin wall being pummelled. Probably the biggest event out of any.

Then onto 1990 and England at the World Cup and also Thatcher getting the boot from her own lot. Lovely.

Edited by Kermit8 (13 Oct 2016 10.19am)

Big chest and massive boobs

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Midlands Eagle 13 Oct 16 10.16am
One of the most important memories in my lifetime was the introduction of soft toilet paper
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One of the most important memories in my lifetime was the introduction of soft toilet paper

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Midlands Eagle 13 Oct 16 10.18am
Originally posted by martin2412 Diana's death and the faux mourning the country went into. I must admit that I was one of those in mourning for the untimely passing of Diana Dors
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13 Oct 16 10.18am

Originally posted by martin2412

Diana's death and the faux mourning the country went into.

I must admit that I was one of those in mourning for the untimely passing of Diana Dors

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