1992 - 1996 (4 years)
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Date |
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| 1 | 1992 | - 7 Feb 1992—7 Feb 1992: European Union formed by The Maastricht Treaty
- 22 Apr 1992—22 Apr 1992: Betty Boothroyd elected as first female Speaker of the House of Commons
- 15 Aug 1992—15 Aug 1992: Football Premier League kicks off in England
- 16 Sep 1992—16 Sep 1992: 'Black Wednesday' as Pound leaves the ERM
- 20 Nov 1992—20 Nov 1992: Fire breaks out in Windsor Castle causing over ?50 million worth of damage
- 24 Nov 1992—24 Nov 1992: The Queen describes this year as an 'Annus Horribilis'
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| 2 | 1993 | - 1993—1993: Betty Boothroyd first woman Speaker of the House of Commons (to 2000)
- 1993—1993: Elizabeth II becomes first British Monarch to pay Income Tax
- Jul 1993—Jul 1993: Ratification of Maastricht Treaty, established the European Union (EU)
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| 3 | 1994 | - 1994—1994: 15 million people now connected to the Internet
- 12 Mar 1994—12 Mar 1994: Church of England ordains its first female priests
- 6 May 1994—6 May 1994: Channel Tunnel open to traffic
- 19 Nov 1994—19 Nov 1994: National Lottery starts
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| 4 | 1995 | - 26 Feb 1995—26 Feb 1995: Nick Leeson brings down Barings Bank
- 15 Jul 1995—15 Jul 1995: First item sold on Amazon.com
- 16 Nov 1995—16 Nov 1995: The Queen Mother has a hip replacement operation at 95 years old
- 22 Nov 1995—22 Nov 1995: Toy Story' released - first feature-length film created completely using
computer-generated imagery
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| 5 | 1996 | - 9 Feb 1996—9 Feb 1996: IRA bomb explodes in London Docklands - ends 17 month ceasefire
- 13 Mar 1996—13 Mar 1996: Dunblane massacre
- 15 Jun 1996—15 Jun 1996: IRA bomb explodes in Manchester
- 5 Jul 1996—5 Jul 1996: Scientists in Scotland clone a sheep (Dolly)
- 28 Aug 1996—28 Aug 1996: Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales are divorced
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