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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 .
The BBC's early television service was given a major boost in 1953 with the coronation of Elizabeth II, attracting a worldwide audience of twenty million, plus tens of millions more by radio. Many middle-class people bought televisions to view the event. In 1950 just 1% owned television sets; by 1965 25% did, and many more were rented.
By 1950–1 the UK still spent 7.7% of GNP on defence while Germany and Japan spent nothing. [220] In the 1945 general election, just after the end of the war in Europe, the Labour Party led by Clement Attlee was elected with a landslide majority (its first ever outright majority), introducing sweeping reforms of the British economy.
1950s in England (23 C, 5 P)-1950s in the British Empire (52 C, 2 P) ... Pages in category "1950s in the United Kingdom" The following 46 pages are in this category ...
Pages in category "1950s in England" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aldermaston Marches; E.
3 November – Express Dairies, owned by 28-year-old Patrick Galvani, open Britain's first full-size supermarket in Streatham Hill, London. [29] Also this year, Fine Fare opens its first supermarket, in Welwyn Garden City. 7 November – UK bank rate, maintained at 2% since 26 October 1939, is raised. [30] 20 November
ICC Cricket World Cup: England win a thriller at Lords and clinch their maiden ODI World Cup led by Eoin Morgan. [40] 2020 31 January Brexit takes place. The UK officially withdraws from the European Union three years after it voted to leave during a referendum in 2016. [41] 2020 31 January The first patient with COVID-19 is confirmed in York ...
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom