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30 January – Action Man toy figure launched in the UK. 31 January – The United Kingdom ceases all trade with Rhodesia. 9 February – A prototype Fast Reactor nuclear reactor opens at Dounreay on the north coast of Scotland. [3] 17 February – The UK protests to South Africa over its supplying of petrol to Rhodesia.
The 1966 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 31 March 1966. The result was a landslide victory for the Labour Party led by Prime Minister Harold Wilson.. Wilson decided to call a snap election since his government, elected a mere 17 months previously, in 1964, had an unworkably small majority of only four MPs.
By 1966 there were seven spoil heaps, comprising approximately 2.6 million cu yd (2.0 million m 3) of waste. [8] [9] [a] Tips 4 and 5 were conical mounds at the apex of the slope, although Tip 4 was misshapen from an earlier slip; the remaining five were lower down; all were directly above the village. Tip 7 was the only one being used in 1966.
1966 was a common year ... May 6 – The Moors murders trial ends in the UK with Ian Brady being found guilty on all three counts of murder and sentenced to three ...
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This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1969. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of the British Isles.
This is a list of members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1966 general election, held on 31 March. Notable newcomers to the House of Commons included David Owen , John Nott , Michael Heseltine , Jack Ashley , Donald Dewar , Gwyneth Dunwoody , John Pardoe , David Winnick , Gerry Fitt and Andrew Faulds .
Different writers have suggested different dates. These include the formation of the modern Ulster Volunteer Force in 1966, [1] the civil rights march in Derry on 5 October 1968, the beginning of the 'Battle of the Bogside' on 12 August 1969, or the deployment of British troops on 14 August 1969. [58]