Today - 1957 - 2007听
Today is 50 on 28th October 2007. So too are over a dozen people who we've come to know as听the Today Generation. Join them on a journey through the ages and see how their memories combine with the great moments in history, as reported by Today.
Today at 50
Our reporter Nicola Stanbridge looks back at the听changes听of听the听last 50 years with the help of the Today Generation. Listen again:
Through The Ages
1957 - 1963
Kennedy assassinated; Sputnik launched; Churchill's funeral; Profumo resigns.
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1966-1974
Armstrong听on the moon; World Cup victory; the Aberfan disaster;听the Three Day Week.
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1975-1980
Strikes and the Silver Jubilee; the winter of discontent; the first woman Prime Minister.
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1981-1987
The听Royal Wedding;听a nuclear disaster;听the Miners' Strike; war听in the Falklands.
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1988-1997
The Berlin Wall; the听Lockerbie disaster; elections in South Africa; the rise of Tony Blair.
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1998 - 2007
9/11 Ground Zero; the Good Friday agreement; the Millennium Bug;听July 7 London bombings.
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The Today Generation
People who share their birthday with Today have been writing online about their lives, sharing their memories and photos听and talking us through the last 50 years.
Meet the Today Generation
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