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 15th June 2015
1961 Rudolf Nureyev breaks free from security guards at Paris airport in a dash for freedom
1963 First woman in space Russian Valentina Tereshkova is launched
1970 Edward Heath becomes the new Prime Minister after a surprise victory for the Conservative Party who had a majority of 30 seats
1979 Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev US and USSR leaders sign Salt II treaty to limit arms
1984 O Levels to be replaced by GCSEs in a shake up to education exams
1992 Diana – Her True Story reveals secrets in the book by Andrew Morton
This week’s Birthdays
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5th Singer Noddy Holder is 69
17th Tennis player Venus Williams is 35
18th Beatle Paul McCartney is 73 and cook Delia Smith is 74
19th Politician Boris Johnson is 51 and author Salman Rushdie is 68
21st Heir to the Throne Prince William is 33
