Or what was happening in the 'Real' world whilst you were training 1971 - 1973.
| Dictator Idi Amin takes power in Uganda |  |
official visit to President Pompidou in the Elysee Palace |
| Soviet submarines warned to stay away from Cuba | NASA and the Soviets send probes to Mars | |
| Rolls Royce declares itself bankrupt. |  |
Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire in Hong Kong |
| Britain becomes decimal - out goes the old pounds shillings and pence. | Three Russian Cosmonauts are found dead after 'Soyuz 11' lands normally | |
| The first floppy disc is created for computers | China joins the UN | |
| Emperor Hirohito visits the Queen at Buckingham Palace |  |
UK government announces crash helmets will become law. |
| Bangladesh is created | Henry Cooper retires from boxing after losing to Joe Bugner. | |
| Greenpeace is founded | RAF
Far Eastern Air Force is disbanded |
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IRA |
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| Charles Manson and his female followers were convicted of murder and conspiracy to murder. | Jackie Stewart retains motor racing championship. | |
| Harvey Smith wins Showjumping event but is disqualified for two-finger gesture | 6.6 million tune in to watch "Opportunity Knocks" - UK's most popular TV show. | |
| Opening of Disney World in Florida |  |
United Arab Emirates is formed |
| Worlds first heart & lung transplant is carried out by Christian Barnard in South Africa | Three cosmonauts die after record breaking trip | |
| The European Airbus takes its maiden flight | Terrorists kill two Israeli athletes
at the Munich Olympics |
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| Idi Amin orders all Asians out of Uganda | Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland | |
| Nike running shoes hit the market |
Last Apollo mission to the moon |
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| The book, Joy of Sex, is released | UK joins the EEC | |
| A state of emergency is declared in London as miners continue to strike | 'Black-outs' are imposed in Britain due to coal shortage. | |
| Access credit cards introduced in UK. | The first US B-52 bomber is shot down in Vietnam. | |
| President Nixon visit's China |  |
The first episode of the hit series 'Colditz' is screened on TV. |
| The Shackleton AEW Mk2 enters service as No 8 Squadron becomes the first RAF Airborne Early Warning Squadron at RAF Kinloss | England goal keeper Gordon Banks damages eye in car crash. | |
| The 100th British soldier is killed in Northern Ireland. | Edward 'Duke of Windsor' ex-king of England dies. | |
| Lossiemouth takes delivery of the first two SEPECAT Jaguar GR1 fighter/bombers for the RAF | VAT is introduced in UK. | |
| Marriage of Princess Anne to Captain Mark Phillips announced | Watergate scandal breaks with arrest
of five defendants at Democrat Party headquarters in Washington |
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| Moscow, signing of SALT Treaty |  |
400 children attack British troops in Londonderry |
| The Open University awards its first degrees to 867 students | OPEC doubles price of oil | |
| Rail workers and civil servants begin strike in UK | ||
Mark Spitz, 7 gold medals |
1972 Olympic Games |
Olga Korbut, 3 gold medals |
| Red Rum wins Aintree Grand National | US Kung Fu film star Bruce Lee dies | |
| The 'Cod War' begins as Icelandic gunboat sinks two British trawlers | Russian supersonic airliner Tupelov-144 'Concordski' crashes at Paris airshow | |
| expelled from Uganda by Idi Amin, 30,000 arrive in UK |  |
Stan Smith beats Ilie Nastase in men's final at
Wimbledon, Billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong |
| Completion of the Twin Towers at the World Trade Centre |  |
Vietnam War Ends |
