1902 Balfour Act: Introduction of state controlled secondary education

1912 Titanic sinks 1913 Henry Ford introduces first moving assembly line 1918 World wide flu epidemic kills millions 1918 Franco-British exhibition at White City, London

1920 Prohibition introduced in the US 1920 1920s 'The Jazz Age' 1922 Tutankhamun's tomb discovered 1929 Wall Street Crash

1930s A selection of images from the Daily Herald archive 1936 Battle of Cable Street, clash between Mosley's BFU and anti-Fascists

1948 Arrival of migrants from the Caribbean aboard Empire Windrush 1948 National Health service established 1949 NATO founded

1951 Festival of Britain 1954 Roger Bannister runs first under 4 minute mile 1958 Manchester United involved in Munich air crash 1958 CND launched

1966 First credit card issued in UK 1966 England win the World Cup 1969 Open University founded

1971 Decimal currency introduced in the UK

1981 AIDS virus identified 1981 Brixton riots, Toxteth riots, Liverpool 1984-5 Miner's strike 1985 Live Aid concert 1986 GCSE replaces 'O'levels 1987 First conviction on basis of genetic finger printing

1994 Channel Tunnel opens

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