| 1964 |
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-The 1964 Winter Olympics are in Innsbruck, and the Summer games in Tokyo. |
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- Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) becomes heavyweight champion of the world.. |
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- Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment in Robben Island prison. |
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- The Forth Road Bridge opens over the Firth of Forth. |
| 1965 |
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- Sir Stanley Matthews plays his final First Division game, aged 50 years and 5 days. |
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- The Sound of Music premieres at the Rivoli Theater in New York City. |
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- Moors murderers Ian Brady & Myra Hindley arrested. |
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- A 70 mph (110 km/h) speed limit is imposed on British roads. |
| 1966 |
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- British Government announces plans for the decimalisation of the pound sterling |
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- England beats West Germany 4–2 to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley. |
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- Star Trek, the science fiction television series, debuts in the United States. |
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- The Aberfan colliery disaster occurs in South Wales. |
| 1967 |
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- The first North Sea gas is pumped ashore at Easington, Yorkshire. |
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- The supertanker Torrey Canyon runs aground between Land's End & the Scilly Isles. |
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- Puppet On A String by Sandie Shaw wins the Eurovision Song Contest. |
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- Supersonic airliner Concorde is unveiled in Toulouse, France. |
| 1968 |
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- 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble & Summer games in Mexico City. |
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- English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial Rivers of Blood speech. |
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- Manchester United become the first English team to win the European Cup. |
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- Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. |
| 1969 |
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- Robin Knox-Johnston sails solo non-stop around the world. |
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- Charles, Prince of Wales, is invested with his title at Caernarfon. |
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- Apollo 11 lunar module with & Armstrong/Aldrin lands on the moon. |
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- Monty Python's Flying Circus first airs on BBC One. |
| 1970 |
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- Brazil defeats Italy 4–1 to win the 1970 FIFA World Cup help in Maxico. |
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- Apollo 13 accident in space, and subsequent safe return to Earth. |
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- Rocket-powered Blue Flame to an official land speed record at 622.407 mph. |
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- North Tower of the World Trade Center is worlds tallest building at 1,368 feet. |
| 1971 |
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- Decimalisation Day: – The UK & Ireland switch to decimal currency. |
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- Evel Knievel sets a world record and jumps 19 cars in Ontario, California. |
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- Mount Etna erupts on the island of Sicily, Italy. |
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- Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida. |
| 1972 |
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- The RMS Queen Elizabeth is destroyed by fire in Hong Kong harbor. |
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- 1972 Winter Olympics held in Sapporo & Summer games in Munich. |
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- Apollo 17 was the last manned Moon mission (to date). |
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- The Airbus A300 flies for the first time |
| 1973 |
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- The UK enter the European Economic Community. |
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- Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched. |
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- Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey |
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- Three-Day Week electricity consumption reduction measures comes into force. |