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 22nd September, in years past.
Some of the events that seemed momentous at the time have now been absorbed into everyday life.
1944 Airborne Invasion of Holland fails and troops retreat from Arnhem
1955 ITV is televised bringing advertisements for the first time
1968 Hair the musical opens in London the day after the abolition of theatre censorship
1976 Rhodesia introduces black majority rule
2000 Steve Redgrave wins his fifth gold Olympic medal
This week’s Birthdays
23rd Singer Julio Inglesias is 71
24th Comedian Jack Dee is 52
25th Actor Michael Douglas is 70
26th Actress and singer Olivia Newton John is 66
