We've been through the archive and compiled everything we think you need to know about the year. To make it easier
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the top stories
Hurricane-force winds up to 105mph caused widespread havoc leaving 22
people dead
Two Concordes took off simultaneously from London and Paris on their first
commercial flights
The Queen opened the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham
MPs approved the Road Traffic Bill, making the wearing of seat belts compulsory
The Coal Board got the go-ahead to build the world's largest pit near
Selby
Actor Sid James collapsed on stage in Sunderland and died later in hospital
Inflation dropped to 18.9%
London recorded a record high temperature of 95° F
Unemployment was reported to be at 1.5 million
The Bank of England raised its minimum lending rate from 13 to 15 per
cent
Percy Shaw (born in Halifax), the man who invented cat's eyes, died
America and Panama agreed to renegotiate the 1903 Panama Canal Treaty
MPs agreed the nationalise the aircraft and shipbuilding industries
on the chart
The Sex Pistols hit the headlines by swearing on television
An attempt was made on Bob Marley's life when seven gunmen stormed into
his home
The United Kingdom won the Eurovision Song Contest with Save Your Kisses
For Me performed by Brotherhood of Man
Still with taste and decency, The Wurzels took their Combine Harvester
Song to number one - it was a reworking of Melanie's Brand New Key
on the tv and at the cinema
Angela Ripon became the first female newsreader on the BBC
Saturday morning television was given the Multi-Coloured Swap Shop treatment
Jim Henson's Muppets left Sesame Street to record their own programme
The top five TV programmes of the year were: The Generation Game, Miss
World, The Sweeney, George And Mildred and Man About The House One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest was the big
winner at the Oscars - taking Best Picture, Best Actor for Jack Nicholson
and Best Actress for Louise Fletcher
Elizabeth Taylor divorced Richard Burton for the second time
The must-see films of the year were: Jaws, The Jungle Book, The Return
Of The Pink Panther, The Omen and It Shouldn't Happen To A Vet
sports achievements and milestones
The Queen opened the Olympic Games in Montreal
John Curry became the first Briton to win an Olympic medal for ice skating
Bjorn Borg won Wimbledon to become the youngest champion for 45 years.
Chris Evert won the Wimbledon ladies' tournament, meanwhile Sue Barker
became the first British female tennis player to win the French Open since
1966.
Lester Pigott won a record ninth Derby. The Grand National winner was
Rag Trade
Red and yellow cards were introduced to the Football League. The first
red was shown to George Best.
Liverpool won the First Division title, Second Division Southampton took
the FA Cup, beating Manchester United 2-0.
James Hunt was the Formula 1 World Champion
and finally
America celebrated its 200th birthday
An art exhibit at the Tate Gallery which consisted of nothing more than
a pile of bricks was withdrawn after complaint
The Sun overtook The Mirror as the best-selling daily newspaper
New words included junk food, photo opportunity, slam dunk and soundbite
The Apple computer company and the Body Shop started trading
For fans of transport, Concorde, the InterCity 125 train and the Volkswagen
Golf GTI were launched.
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