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 2nd March in years past.
Some of the events that seemed momentous at the time have now been absorbed into everyday life.
1969 Concorde makes her maiden flight from Toulouse
1980 Rhodesia declared a Republic by Ian Smith
1980 Rhodesia has its first black Prime Minister as Robert Mugabe is elected
1982 The Barbican Centre for the Arts is opened by the Queen
2002 Switzerland votes to join the United Nations
This week’s Birthdays
2nd Football manager Harry Redknapp is 68
3rd Actress Miranda Richardson is 57
4th Singer Chris Rea is 64
5th Singer Clodagh Rogers is 68
6th TV personality John Noakes is 81
