Britain+Since+1948+-+Home+Life

__**Home Life**__


 * Timeline**


 * 1948 House prices rise.
 * 1948 NHS sets up.
 * 1948 Vitamin B-12 invented.
 * 1949 Board games Scrabble, Candyland and Clue invented.
 * [[image:Scrabble.jpg width="200" height="203"]]
 * 1950s Water boilers come in to homes.
 * 1950s Inside toilets.
 * 1950s Fridges become common place.
 * 1950s A and O levels are introduced.
 * 1950s Pop music begins.
 * 1951 Automatic washing machines.
 * 1951 First credit cards.
 * 1955 Microwaves are invented.
 * 1955 ITV begin broadcasting.
 * 1958 First motorway opens.
 * 1959 Mini car on sale for £499.
 * 1964 Supermarkets spread.
 * 1966 First colour TV sets on sale.
 * 1968 Double glazing appears in Britain.
 * 1970 More conservatories.
 * 1970 Floppy discs invented.
 * 1971 Disneyland opens.
 * [[image:disneyland_paris_castle_2.jpg width="198" height="230"]]
 * 1971 UAE was created.
 * 1971 Health warnings on cigarette packs.
 * 1971 Currency goes decimal.
 * 1972 E-mail invented.
 * 1973 Sydney opera house opens.
 * 1973 Sears Tower in Chicago finished.
 * 1974 McDonalds opens.
 * 1975 Microsoft founded.
 * 1975 Disposable razors introduced.
 * 1977 Star Wars movie released.
 * 1977 Two 747 aeroplanes collide, killing 600 people.
 * 1978 PCs on sale.
 * 1979 First female prime minister.
 * 1980s Dishwashers are invented.
 * 1980 Post it notes introduced.
 * 1981 Pope John Paul II shot twice.
 * 1982 First CDs on sale.
 * 1983 First succesful heart and lung transplant.
 * 1984 Satellite TV invented.
 * 1985 First mobile phone on sale.
 * [[image:brick-mobile.jpg width="197" height="156"]]
 * 1990s Laminate floors available.
 * 1990 Laptops on sale.
 * 1991 Sats introduced.
 * 1993 Water efficient toilets invented.
 * 1994 Channel Tunnel opens.
 * 1995 Energy saving light bulbs appear
 * 1996 Breadmakers invented