Every week we go back to re-visit some of the significant happenings that took place in living memory; just about, for some of us.
To remind ourselves of how life has changed and how some things stay the same it is fascinating to note what made the news this week, starting 23rd March.
1973 Women are allowed on the trading floor of the Stock Exchange for the first time
1977 The Labour Government survives a vote of no confidence in the Commons thanks to support from the Liberals
1981 The Liberal Democrat Party is launched by the Gang of Four to heal class divisions and reconcile the nation
1991 The Hillsborough families are angered at the verdict of accidental death in the disaster where 96 lives were lost.
1994 The maiden flight of the European Fighter took place 2 years after the planned date
This week’s Birthdays
23rd Athlete Mo Farrah is 32
24th Entrepeneur Alan Sugar is 68 and Cook Mary Berry is 80
25th Singer Elton John is 68
26th Singer Diana Ross is 71
27th Film Director Quentin Tarantino is 52
29th Model Elle Macpherson is 51
