| 62 Jul 13 Fr |
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"Night of the Long Knives": 7 of 21 Cabinet Ministers sacked |
| 69 Jan 17 Fr |
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In Place of Strife published |
| 56 Oct 31 We |
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Key |
[Chronology] |
Anglo-French forces began action against Egypt; abandoned under US pressure 7 Nov |
| 56 Oct 30 Tu |
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Key |
[Chronology] |
Anglo-French ultimatum to Israel and Egypt; Soviet invasion of Hungary |
| 68 Apr 4 Th |
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[Chronology] |
Assassination of Martin Luther King |
| 67 Jul 27 Th |
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Major |
[Chronology] |
Britain to withdraw forces East of Suez |
| 67 Apr 11 Tu |
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Major |
[Chronology] |
Budget |
| 66 May 3 Tu |
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Major |
[Chronology] |
Budget (introduced Selective Employment Tax) |
| 68 Mar 19 Tu |
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Major |
[Chronology] |
Budget: 923m increase in indirect taxation |
| 68 Feb 22 Th |
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Major |
[Chronology] |
Callaghan announced immediate legislation checking Kenyan Asian immigration |
| 65 Jan 24 Su |
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Major |
[Chronology] |
Churchill died |
| 55 Apr 5 Tu |
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Key |
[Chronology] |
Churchill resigned as Prime Minister; Eden succeeded |
| 67 Nov 27 Mo |
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Major |
[Chronology] |
De Gaulle vetoed British application to EC |
| 63 Jan 14 Mo |
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Key |
[Chronology] |
De Gaulle vetoed British entry to EEC |
| 57 Jan 9 We |
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Key |
[Chronology] |
Eden resigned as Prime Minister; Macmillan succeeded (10 Jan) |
| 68 Apr 20 Sa |
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Key |
[Chronology] |
Enoch Powell's "River Tiber" speech; Powell fired from Shadow Cabinet (21 Apr) |
| 68 Jan 16 Tu |
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[Chronology] |
Expenditure cuts (£716m) |
| 68 May 3 Fr |
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Major |
[Chronology] |
France: student clashes with police began `events' of May 1968 |
| 59 Oct 8 Th |
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Key |
[Chronology] |
General Election: Conservative Government formed (100 majority) |
| 51 Oct 25 Th |
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Key |
[Chronology] |
General Election: Conservative Government formed (13 majority) |
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