| 79 Mar 29 Th |
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General Election announced for 3 May |
| 79 May 3 Th |
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General Election: Conservative victory (43 majority) |
| 79 May 4 Fr |
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MT appointed Prime Minister |
| 79 Nov 29 Th |
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Dublin European Council (ended 30 Nov); budget row |
| 79 Dec 24 Mo |
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USSR invaded Afghanistan |
| 84 Jun 25 Mo |
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Fontainebleau European Council (ended 26 Jun); budget settlement |
| 85 Dec 2 Mo |
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Luxembourg European Council; Single European Act agreed (ended 3 Dec) |
| 88 Jul 6 We |
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Jacques Delors told European Parliament that in ten years 80 per cent of economic and social legislation would be made there rather than at national level |
| 88 Sep 8 Th |
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Jacques Delors addressed TUC Conference & invited them to join "the architects of Europe" |
| 89 Jun 26 Mo |
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Madrid European Council (ended 27 Jun): MT set "Madrid conditions" for ERM entry; rejected Social Charter |
| 45 May 8 Tu |
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VE Day |
| 45 Jul 5 Th |
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General Election: Labour Government formed (146 majority) |
| 45 Aug 6 Mo |
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Hiroshima destroyed by A-bomb |
| 45 Aug 16 Th |
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VJ Day |
| 49 Jan 31 Mo |
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Margaret Roberts selected Conservative candidate for Dartford |
| 50 Feb 23 Th |
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General Election: Labour Government formed (5 majority) |
| 51 Oct 25 Th |
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[Chronology] |
General Election: Conservative Government formed (13 majority) |
| 51 Dec 13 Th |
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Marriage of Margaret Roberts and Denis Thatcher |
| 55 Apr 5 Tu |
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Churchill resigned as Prime Minister; Eden succeeded |
| 55 May 26 Th |
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General Election: Conservative Government formed (58 majority) |
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