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Ain in the 1980s 1980s The decade of British Prime Minster Margaret Thatcher, yuppies, chunky mobile phones and BMX bikes. Events 1982 - Argentina invaded the Falklands Islands and Britain went to war. 30 July 1981 - Prince Charles married Lady Diana 23 July 1986 - Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson Homes and household goods Fan heater, kettle, hair dryer, toaster, microwave, phone ain in the 1980s 1980s The decade of British Prime Minster Margaret Thatcher, yuppies, chunky mobile phones and BMX bikes. Events 1982 - Argentina invaded the Falklands Islands and Britain went to war. 30 July 1981 - Prince Charles married Lady Diana 23 July 1986 - Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson Homes and household goods Fan heater, kettle, hair dryer, toaster, microwave, phone Ball point pen, kitchen roll, aluminium roll, washing up liquid, household cleaner, electric plug, light bulb, disposable nappies Transport Front seat belts made compulsory in 1983. Sinclair C5, a battery electric vehicle invented by Sir Clive Sinclair was launched in the UK on 10 January 1985. Computers Home computers such as Amstrad and Commodore were tested and among the best buys of 1981 was the ZX81 1985 Windows program invented by Microsoft 1989 World Wide Web first proposed by Tim Berners-lee Population 1981 Population of Britain = (just over) 56 million Communications 1982  Over 50% of households now had a telephone. 1988 Digital mobile phones invented (they were expensive and large). Television Channel 4 began transmission in November 1982. TV-am began in February 1983. Space 1981 The reusable craft Columbia started to fly missions. 1986 The space shuttle Challenger exploded on take-off in 1986 killing all seven crew members.

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