10th March 2020 - 65 days till 65 years : Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:09 pm  

Apologies as not had chance to post when I said I would.

But just for a bit of fun and factual learning
Post your memories of the things that have happened in the world since The Wolfs won the league in 1955

No1 - Weve put a man in space

Please feel free to add your observations/facts until 14th May 2020 when it will be 65 years since The year of the Wolf (Hayleys comet could be in there).

Re: 10th March 2020 - 65 days till 65 years : Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:18 pm  

Not only has a man gone into space, they've also walked on the moon

Re: 10th March 2020 - 65 days till 65 years : Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:28 pm  

Tefal invented the non stick pan.

Re: 10th March 2020 - 65 days till 65 years : Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:30 pm  

Egg Chasing wrote:

Not only has a man gone into space, they've also walked on the moon

Man will more than likely walk on mars before they win it again

Re: 10th March 2020 - 65 days till 65 years : Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:33 pm  

hatty wrote:

Egg Chasing wrote:

Not only has a man gone into space, they've also walked on the moon

Man will more than likely walk on mars before they win it again

Only facts please

Re: 10th March 2020 - 65 days till 65 years : Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:47 pm  

The M6 motorway opened 3 years after in 1958.

Re: 10th March 2020 - 65 days till 65 years : Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:49 pm  

In that time Ian Gildart was born, won the league and also had a son who's won the league.

Re: 10th March 2020 - 65 days till 65 years : Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:50 pm  

Jukesays wrote:

Only facts please

Ok here goes, BBC2,ITV & Channel 4 have all appeared on our TVs

Re: 10th March 2020 - 65 days till 65 years : Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:52 pm  

We’ve had seven popes since 1955

Re: 10th March 2020 - 65 days till 65 years : Thu Mar 12, 2020 11:05 pm  

A GALLON of petrol cost four shillings and six pence - that's 22p in today's money.

A PACKET of cigarettes cost 18p.

A POUND of butter was 18p, a loaf was 4p, a pint of milk 3p and six eggs just 8p.

FOR £1 you could have bought 15 pints of beer, 14 fish suppers or gone to the cinema 10 times.