1982: Falklands War Argentina forces invaded the British-owned Falkland Islands, a mere 8,000 miles away in the South Atlantic. A task force was quickly mobilised to reclaim the islands and in the bitter ten week war that followed, 655 Argentine and 255 British servicemen lost their lives.
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1989
1989: Berlin Wall Berlin Wall comes down; collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe.
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1997
1997: Hong Kong Britain handed back Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China. Ending more than 150 years of British control.
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2023
6 May 2023: King Charles III The Coronation of King Charles III