mary1947 1,880 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Name five events that have happened in your life time. 1/ Mobile Phones from house bricks to hand held. 2/ TV From Black/White one channel to what we have to=day. 3/ Dog went into orbit Man landed of the Moon. 4/Freddie Laker gave us cheap flights. 5/ Mini Skirts and motor car. There are lots more see what you can come up with? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,029 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 The internet changed our lives. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 1,880 Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Hi mike2me I know the internet covers lots of things but are their not other things you remember? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 15,496 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 1. WW2 ended 2. British Empire Went 3. England won world cup 4. USA Had a black President 5. Soviet Union breaks up. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,106 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 1. We had a woman PM 2. Man on the moon. 3. Murray wins Wimbledon 4. Forest win TWO European Cups ( When it was a proper cup competition) 5. Joined the EU for better or worse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 1) NHS founded (Most Important) 2) King George VI died 3) Railways nationalised 4) Coal Industry murdered 5) 24 Hour Television I was born Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,782 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 1. Tram reinvented. 2. Out of control Kids. 3. General lack of respect everywhere. 4. Mass uncontrolled immigration. 5. Equality for women. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,106 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 It's true Kev, I've seen it on the telly ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Motorways. Voting age reduced. Satellite TV. IBM PC. Pollution controls. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Major forward moves in technology. Major backward moves in behaviour and standards. Most shockingly of all..we still are at war!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ValuerJim 277 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 The fall of the Berlin Wall Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 5. Equality for women. What about equality for men? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ValuerJim 277 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Uppers: For the full set: 2. Forest's glory years. 3. The internet. 4. Clean air legislation. 5. Mmmmm - can't think of another one. Downers: 1.Margaret Thatcher. 2. Donald J Trump - potential. 3. Replacement of grants by loans for higher education. 4. Tax. 5. Tax Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,119 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Some good things I think: 1. Equalities legislation that attempts to provide equal opportunities for all 2. Discovery of the structure of DNA. 3. Setting up of the international space station 4. Immunisation against TB, Polio and other killer diseases 5.Transplant surgery Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 1,880 Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Freedom for Women THE PILL 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,098 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Churchills death birth of the Beatles assasination of Kennedy first man in space England winning world cup Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,812 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Nottstalgia started. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,046 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Women being ordained Decimalisation Same Sex Marriage Loss of Beautiful Architecture in our Towns and Cities Queen Elizabeth 11 became the longest reining UK Monarch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 To follow on from Mary's post 16..........woman could now purchase a property on their own. Equal pay Erin Pizzy set up the first home for women suffering domestic violence . Abortions became legal HRT was available for those women who needed it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 We export pregnant women here Chrissie,thousands " go to London". Met Erin,I did a Shelter project at college,lovely straight talker!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,336 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Availability of better housing Better plumbing Central heating Hi Fi stereo Refrigeration Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Hi Ian, Erin is a very special woman who has lived her life against extreme authoritarian predujice and suffered her own personal battles.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 1963 - John F Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. 1963 - A gang of fifteen men steal £2.6m in the 'Great Train Robbery'. 1967 - Otis Ray Redding Jnr loses his life with members of The Bar-Kays in a plane crash at Lake Monona, Wisconsin. 1967 - The first human heart transplant is carried out by Dr Christiaan Barnard. 1990 - After 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela takes the walk to freedom. 1998 - 'The Troubles' result in political stalemate in Northern Ireland. 2016 (May) - Hibernian FC win the Scottish Cup. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 2,859 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 So much has happened that it is very hard to keep it to five so for this post I am going to stick to communications. Sputnik launched - Listened to the bleeps on a ham radio Telstar launched - Live pictures from around the globe. Colour television Portable entertainment - Transistor radios, Sony Walkman, CD players etc. Communications - Mobile phones, laptops, Tablets, WWW/Internet etc. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Nottstalgia started. and died...... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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