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 19th January in years past.
Some of the events that seemed momentous at the time have now been absorbed into everyday life.
1965 Sir Winston Churchill dies at the age of 90
1966 Indira Gandhi becomes the first women Prime Minister of India
1972 UK unemployment tops 1 million
1979 Public sector strike paralyses the country with the biggest walkout since 1926
1981 SDP new political party is formed by the Gang of Four
This week’s Birthdays
19th Singer Dolly Parton is 69
20th Film Director David Lynch is 69
21st Golfer Jack Nicklaus is 75
22nd TV chef Graham Kerr is 81
24th Musican Jools Holland is 57 and singer Neil Diamond is 74
