1957- 1964

1957- 1964

1957
1. 1958
  1. January
    1. Resignation of Thorneycroft, Powell and Birch from exchequer
  2. 1959
    1. 1960
      1. January
        Macmillan makes "Wind of changes speech
      2. July
        Aneurin Bevan dies
      3. October
        Labour Conference endorses unilateral nuclear disarmament
      4. 1961
        1962
        1963
        1964
        July
        Edward heath's resale price maintenance act comes into force
        October
        Generl election - slender Labour victory
        January
        De Gaulle vetoes Britain's attempt to join he European Community. Gaitskell unexpectedly dies
        February
        Wilson takes over
        March
        Profumo lies to commons over the affair with Christine Keeler
        April
        Maudling's tax- cutting Budget
        June
        Profumo resigns
        October
        Macmillan resigns
        February
        National Economic Development Council set up
        July
        Macmillan "night of the long knives" - sacks a third of cabinet
        October
        Vassall spy scandal
        July
        Britain applies to join the European Community
        September
        Large CND demonstration in Trafalgar Square
        October
        Gaitskell gets the Labour Conference to drop unilateral nuclear disarmament
        November
        Private eye is launched as satirical magazine
    2. April
      1. Heathcoat-Amory offers a giveaway Budget
    3. October
      1. General election - convincing Conservative victory
    4. November
      1. First section of M1 motorway opened by Ernest Marples
  3. February
    1. CND holds first meeting
  4. November
    1. Vicky creates "Supermac"
2. January
  1. Macmillan becomes prime minister
3. April
  1. Sandys' Defence White paper
4. July
  1. Macmillan's "Never had it so good" speech at Bedford

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