Radio Caroline starts transmission from the fishing trawler Mi Amigo . Fashion hits the headlines as Mary Quant's miniskirt appears in London. Winston Churchill dies. 3.3-litre six cylinder models are introduced. Comprehensive schools are introduced.
Oil is discovered in the North Sea.
England wins the World Cup. HB Vivas begin production and the luxury PC Viscount is launched. The world's first heart transplant is performed in Cape Town. Concorde is built as an Anglo-French venture. Martin Luther King Jr is assassinated in Memphis.