What ‘historic’ events are represented by these sentences?
Each of these sentences consists of a year and initials. What does each mean? Some are truly historic. Some are utterly trivial.
Example: “1977 – Q E S J” is “1977 – Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee”.
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1066 – B of H.
1215 – M C S.
1492 – C C d A.
1564 – W S is b.
1665 – T G P.
1666 – T G F of L.
1681 – D becomes e.
1776 – A D of I.
1815 – B of W.
1837 – Q V a to the t.1863 – S a i the USA.
1912 – S o t T.
1918 – E of t F W W.
1939 – G i P.
1953 – S E H r the s of M E.
1957 – S b the f m o t o E.
1963 – G T R.
1966 – E w t W C.
1969 – M l o t m.
1970 – T B s up.1974 – A w the E S C.
1975 – Q r B R.
1977 – R R wins T G N f the t t.
1978 – F T T B b.
1981 – T f L M.
1985 – L A c held.
1986 – C n di.
1988 – A D O allowed for p.
1989 – F of t B W.
1990 – M T r as P M.1991 – B A a n o for 16 w.
1992 – F t m s.
1994 – C T o.
1996 – C and D d.
1997 – H K r to C.
1998 – G F A.
1999 – T S E in A.
2001 – T T f.
2002 – C G h in M.
2003 – C m its f f.2004 – F s of S C D.
2005 – D C b J B.
2006 – T O T P is c.
2008 – B O b the f b US P.
2009 – M J d.
2012 – O G h in L.
2015 – T P g t the I S S.
2016 – L C w the P L.
2018 – H a M g m.
2019 – T J K S is a.
Answers:
1066 – Battle of Hastings.
1215 – Magna Carta signed by King John.
1492 – Christopher Columbus discovers America.
1564 – William Shakespeare is born.
1665 – The Great Plague of England.
1666 – The Great Fire of London.
1681 – Dodo becomes extinct.
1776 – American Declaration of Independence.
1815 – Battle of Waterloo.
1837 – Queen Victoria’s accession to the throne.
1863 – Slavery abolished in USA.
1912 – Sinking of the Titanic.
1918 – End of the First World War.
1939 – Germany invades Poland.
1953 – Sir Edmund Hillary reaches the summit of Mount Everest.
1957 – Sputnik becomes the first manmade object to orbit Earth.
1963 – Great Train Robbery.
1966 – England wins the World Cup.
1969 – Man lands on the moon.
1970 – The Beatles split up.
1974 – Abba win Eurovision Sing Contest
1975 – Queen release Bohemian Rhapsody.
1977 – Red Rum wins The Grand National for the third time.
1978 – First test tube baby born.
1981 – The first London Marathon.
1985 – Live Aid concert held.
1986 – Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
1988 – All day opening allowed for pubs.
1989 – Fall of the Berlin Wall
1990 – Margaret Thatcher resigns as Prime Minister.
1991 – Bryan Adams tops the chart for 16 weeks.
1992 – First text message sent.
1994 – Channel Tunnel opens.
1996 – Charles and Diana divorce.
1997 – Hong Kong returned to China.
1998 – Good Friday Agreement.
1999 – Total Solar Eclipse in August.
2001 – Twin Towers fall.
2002 – Common Wealth Games held in Manchester.
2003 – Concorde makes its final flight.
2004 – First series of Strictly Come Dancing.
2005 – Daniel Craig becomes James Bond.
2006 – Top Of The Pops is cancelled.
2008 – Barak Obama becomes the first black US President.
2009 – Michael Jackson dies.
2012 – Olympic Games held in London.
2015 – Tim Peake goes to the International Space Station.
2016 – Leicester City wins the Premier League.
2018 – Harry and Megan get married.
2019 – The Jeremy Kyle Show is axed.
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