 1947 - 2016 (68 years)
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Date |
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| 1 | 1947 | - 1947: Indian Independance Partion creates the Muslim State of Pakistan
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| 2 | 1948 | - 1948: National Health Service Established
- 1948: Registrations of British nationality are issued to citizens of British colonies - SS Empire Windrush brings first large-scale influx of immigrants from the West Indies
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| 3 | 1952 | - 1952: Elizabeth II Queen of England
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| 4 | 1962 | - 1962: Commonwealth immigration restricted to skilled workers & dependents
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| 5 | 1969 | - 1969: Voting age reduced to 18
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| 6 | 1973 | - 1973: Britain joins the EEC (European Economic Community)
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| 7 | 1982 | |
| 8 | 1997 | - 1997: Diana, Princess of Wales dies in a car crash in Paris
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| 9 | 2002 | - 2002: Queen Mother dies aged 101 years
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